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
Hayfa	-	Arabic
Miriam	['miriəm]
Domitila	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Braeden	BRAY-dən	English (Modern)
Vartolomej	-	Serbian (Rare)
OĽGa	-	Slovak