rest withsomeone
phrasal verbwithrestverbuk/rest/us/rest/
formalIf aresponsibilityordecisionrestswith someone, they areresponsiblefor it:
Theauthoritytocallanemergencymeetingrestswith thepresident.
be to blame for something
- be to blameNo one can decide who is to blame.
- be at faultBoth the fans and the players were at fault.
- be someone's faultThis is all my fault.
- be responsibleWe're still trying to determine who was responsible for the attacks.
- the blame lies withSome of the blame lies with investors.
- the blame rests withMuch of the blame rests with the government, which has confused people with conflicting health messages
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake