be left holding the baby



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.
See also: baby, holding, left

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Callistakə-LIS-təEnglish (Rare)
VÖLund-Norse Mythology
Andie['ændi]
Foster['fɔstə]
BorÓKa-Hungarian
Rubens-Portuguese (Brazilian)