be left at the post
idiomTo be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
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be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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dumb as a post
Utterly mute; lacking the ability to speak.
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Elvis has left the building
A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.
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exit stage left
An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.
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far post
The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.
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from pillar to post
From one place, place, or thing to another, hither and thither.
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go left
To take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong.
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has left the building
Something is gone and never coming back.