leave someone holding the baby
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leave someone holding the baby
verb leaves someone holding the baby · leaving someone holding the baby · left someone holding the baby
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To abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.
He said he was very uneasy as the schooner owner owed him over $500 and he couldn't get a cent and feared that the owners had gone bankrupt and left him holding the baby.
Similar: leave somebody in the lurch, leave someone holding the bag
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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