lay at someones door
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noun
Idioms 1.
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
2.
a doorway: to go through the door.
3.
the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs: My friend lives two doors down the street.
4.
any means of approach, admittance, or access: the doors to learning.
5.
any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another: at heaven's door.
6.
lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
7.
leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration: The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year.
8.
lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to: One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.
9.
show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss: She resented his remark and showed him the door.
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Lay at someones door
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru door, dor gate; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, OCS dvĭrĭ
before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru door, dor gate; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, OCS dvĭrĭ
Related forms
door·less, adjective
half-door, adjective, noun
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door (dɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc |
| b. (in combination): doorbell; doorknob | |
| 2. | a doorway or entrance to a room or building |
| 3. | a means of access or escape: a door to success |
| 4. | lay at someone's door to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone |
| 5. | out of doors in or into the open air |
| 6. | show someone the door to order someone to leave |
| [Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forēs, Greek thura] | |
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Word Origin & History
door
M.E. merger of O.E. dor (neut.; pl. doru) "large door, gate," and O.E. duru (fem., pl. dura "door, gate, wicket"), both from P.Gmc. *dur-, from PIE *dhwer-/*dhwor- "a doorway, a door, a gate" (cf. Gk. thura, L. foris, Gaul. doro "mouth," Goth. dauro "gate," Skt. dvárah "door, gate," O.Pers. duvara-
"door," O.Prus. dwaris "gate," Rus. dver' "a door"). The base form is frequently in dual or plural, leading to speculation that houses of the original Indo-Europeans had doors with two swinging halves. M.E. had both dure and dor; form dore predominated by 16c., but was supplanted by door.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of." [Ogden Nash]First record of dooryard is c.1764, Amer.Eng.; doorstep is from 1810.
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