lie with

1. (US, transitive)To be the responsibility or duty of (someone).

   That task lies with you.

2. (archaic, euphemistic)To have sex with someone.

   have sexual intercourse with

1. The princess lay with her eyes closed.

   ruПринцесса лежала с закрытыми глазами.

   deDie Prinzessin lag mit geschlossenen Augen da.

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2. Tom lay still with his eyes closed.

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3. Tom is lying in bed with a cold.

   ruТом лежит в постели с простудой.

   deTom liegt mit einer Erkältung im Bett.

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4. Tom lied about being with Mary.

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5. If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

   З ким поведешся, від того й наберешся.

   ruС кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься.

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irregular · Lesson

• lie inлежати, лягтиTo be brought to bed in childbirth.
• lie downлягти, лягатиTo assume a horizontal position.
• lie withзнатиTo be the responsibility or duty of (someone).
• lie byспати зTo have sex with.
• lie offTo remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard)
• lie backTo lie down by moving in a posterior direction, ending up supine.
• lie overTo be deferred to a future occasion.
• lie aroundTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.