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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 left holding the baby.
See also: baby, left

leave someone holding the bag
to make someone else take all of the responsibility. If we loan the company money we want to be sure it won't fail and leave us holding the bag.
See also: bag, leave


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