leave (someone) holding the bag

to make someone else take all of the responsibility.

If we loan the company money we want to be sure it won't fail and leave us holding the bag.

• meet maker
• meet match
• meet someone halfway
• meet someone in the flesh
• meet up
• meet up with
• meet up with someone
• meet Waterloo
• meet with
• meet with something
• meet your maker
• meet your match
• meet your Waterloo
• mellow out
• melt away
• melting pot
• melt in mouth
• melt in the mouth
• melt in your mouth
• mend fences
• mend ways
• mend your fences
• mend your ways
• me neither
• men in grey suits