lie with

Idioms and Phrases

Be decided by, dependent on, or up to. For example, The choice of restaurant lies with you . Starting about 1300 this phrase meant “to have sexual intercourse with,” a usage that is now obsolete. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

It said in cases where funds were transferred between someone's accounts, responsibility for refunds lies with the bank from where they were transferred to the fraudster.

From BBC

But the tribunal found that "overwhelmingly, the power lies with Bolt".

From BBC

Trump has repeatedly echoed Kremlin talking points about the conflict, asserting that the blame lies with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with Ukraine itself.

From Los Angeles Times

And much of the fault, they, lies with the president, who let his pride and misplaced ego cloud his political judgment.

From Salon

The fault lies with the Times’ selfish, smug, and self-destructive leadership.

From Salon