- be left holding the baby
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To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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be left holding the baby — To be left in the lurch with an irksome responsibility • • • Main Entry: ↑baby … Useful english dictionary
be left holding the baby — ► be left holding the baby informal be left with an unwelcome responsibility. Main Entry: ↑baby … English terms dictionary
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… … New idioms dictionary
be left holding the baby (or N. Amer. bag) — informal be left with an unwelcome responsibility. → hold … English new terms dictionary
be left holding the baby — be suddenly left with the responsibility … English contemporary dictionary
leave somebody holding the baby. — If someone is left holding the baby, they are made responsible for a problem that others don t want to deal with. When the angry customer started to complain, my colleague disappeared and left me holding the baby … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
leave somebody holding the baby — leave sb holding the ˈbaby idiom (informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility • He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby. Main entry: ↑babyidiom … Useful english dictionary
holding the baby — Carrying the responsibility (usu. disagreeable). Left in charge. Usu. leave one holding the baby … A concise dictionary of English slang
be left holding the bag — I see hold II be left holding the bag (or baby) informal be left with an unwelcome responsibility, typically without warning … Useful english dictionary
baby — ► NOUN (pl. babies) 1) a child or animal that is newly or recently born. 2) a timid or childish person. 3) informal a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship. 4) (one s baby) one s particular responsibility, achievement, or concern … English terms dictionary
