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be left holding the baby |
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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The money was set to run out, states were going to be left holding the bag and contractors would have been forced to lay people off. Past history of such proposals would indicate that taxpayers will again be left holding the bag. But if the bad author doesn't have much money, has filed for bankruptcy, has given Wikipedia false data about his or her identity, or is otherwise "judgment proof," then the innocent authors, including you, will be left holding the bag. |
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