- holding the baby
- Carrying the responsibility (usu. disagreeable). Left in charge. Usu. leave one holding the baby
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
holding the baby
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leave somebody holding the baby. — If someone is left holding the baby, they are made responsible for a problem that others don t want to deal with. When the angry customer started to complain, my colleague disappeared and left me holding the baby … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
leave somebody holding the baby — leave sb holding the ˈbaby idiom (informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility • He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby. Main entry: ↑babyidiom … Useful english dictionary
be left holding the baby — To be left in the lurch with an irksome responsibility • • • Main Entry: ↑baby … Useful english dictionary
be left holding the baby — ► be left holding the baby informal be left with an unwelcome responsibility. Main Entry: ↑baby … English terms dictionary
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… … New idioms dictionary
be left holding the baby (or N. Amer. bag) — informal be left with an unwelcome responsibility. → hold … English new terms dictionary
Holding the Fort — is also the name of an adventure story by Upton Sinclair. Holding the Fort was an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three … Wikipedia
Leave smb. holding the baby — a) leave (the mother) with the sole responsibility of bring up a child; b) abandon (someone) with a problem or responsibility not rightly theirs … Dictionary of Australian slang
leave smb. holding the baby — Australian Slang a) leave (the mother) with the sole responsibility of bring up a child; b) abandon (someone) with a problem or responsibility not rightly theirs … English dialects glossary
be left holding the baby — verb To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem … Wiktionary
