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lay the fault at one's door

See: LAY THE BLAME AT ONE'S DOOR.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[door] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [AT ONE'S DOOR], [CLOSED-DOOR], [CLOSE ITS DOORS], [CLOSE THE DOOR] or [BAR THE DOOR] or [SHUT THE DOOR], [DARKEN ONE'S DOOR] or [DARKEN THE DOOR], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lay the blame at one's door

[lay the blame at one's door] {v. phr.} To say that another person or group is responsible for one's own failure. * /The angry coach laid the blame at the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

next door

[next door] {adv.} or {adj.} 1. In or to the next house or apartment. * /He lived next door to me./ * /She telephoned next door to ask about John./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

close the door

[close the door] or [bar the door] or [shut the door] {v. phr.} To prevent any more action or talk about a subject. * /The President's veto closed the door […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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