| 词组 | be left holding the baby |
| 释义 | Idiom be left holding the baby British, American to suddenly have to deal with a difficult problem or responsibility because someone else has decided they do not want to deal with it.He abandoned the project after a year because he felt that it was going to fail and I was left holding the baby. be left holding the babyTo be abandoned and burdened with the blame or responsibility of something; to be made to deal with something because no one else is willing to participate or be held accountable. The CEO vanished when the police started investigating our questionable investment activity, and I was left holding the baby! John and the boys decided to go to the bar when it came time to clean up after the party, so the other wives and I were left holding the baby. be left holding the babyBRITISHIf you are left holding the baby, you are made responsible for a problem that nobody else wants to deal with. If anything goes wrong on this, Agnes, it's you and I who'll be left holding the baby. More often than he liked, Taylor was left holding the baby. Note: The usual American expression is be left holding the bag. be left holding the babybe left with an unwelcome responsibility, often without warning.A US variant of this expression is be left holding the bag . |
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