be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My partner quit, so I was left holding the baby.”
“When the manager resigned suddenly, the rest of the team was left holding the baby to finish the project on time.”
“After the primary investors withdrew their support, the startup founders were left holding the baby, forced to manage the mounting debts alone.”
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babies in the eyes
The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.
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baby and bathwater
Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.
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baby elephant in the room
An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.
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baby step
A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
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baby up
To treat as a baby.
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basin of gravy
[Cockney slang]baby
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be left at the post
To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
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black babies
Third-world charities, the missions.
Last updated August 10, 2026