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Evelyn Nguyen
2020-12-22 12:12
Be left holding the baby British American verb phrase
It means you have to deal with problems and difficulty because other people refuse to take responsibility for it.
When the company was being investigated, the CEO vanished and the staff was left holding the baby.
When it came time to clean up after the party, I was left holding the baby.
If anything goes wrong, who will be left holding the baby?
If children behave wrong, parents will be left holding the baby.
To punish someone or something harshly
When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom dates from the 19th century and alludes to the situation that a woman has a baby but her lover has disappeared to avoid parental responsibilities.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to emphasize that someone or something is a lot more or a lot better
Mia can paint a damn sight better than I can.
