be left holding the baby

(British) also be left holding the bag (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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eckart	E-kahrt	German
Ace	[eis]
Pich	-	Khmer
Balchin	['bɔ:ltʃin]
Gislenus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Sidony	-	English (Archaic)