lay something at the feet of

Verb

idiomatic transitive

(transitive, idiomatic) To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

Japanese Meaning

（誰か）に（何かの）責任を負わせる、あるいは押し付ける / （何かの原因や結果に対して）責任を認めさせる・要求する

It's unfair to lay something at the feet of the new hires for mistakes made by senior management.

上級管理職が犯したミスの責任を新入社員に負わせるのは不公平だ。

Sense（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

How much of our current agricultural policy can we lay at the feet of the Iowa caucuses?

lays something at the feet of

（ present singular third-person ）

laying something at the feet of

（ participle present ）

laid something at the feet of

（ participle past ）

laid something at the feet of

（ past ）