Use 'lie with' to express that someone has a duty to deal with a situation.

Responsibility Clarity

Express who is to blame for a problem without directly labeling them as 'guilty'.

Blame Attribution

Use 'lie with' in historical contexts to describe intimacy without explicit language.

Non-literal use to add dramatic or archaic flair to stories/narratives.

Use 'lie with' to describe the location of places in relation to landmarks.

Enhance descriptions by showing how two geographic features are connected.

Use to discuss where control or influence is held within a group or society.

Suggest that solutions are not obvious but rest inside a particular entity or group.