Idiom
leave someone holding the baby
Meaning
To abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My partner quit and left me holding the baby.”
“When the manager resigned suddenly, he left his assistant holding the baby for the failed project.”
“The senior partners retreated to their vacation homes, effectively leaving the junior associates holding the baby for the company's massive legal errors.”
Examples
simple
“My partner quit and left me holding the baby.”
contextual
“When the manager resigned suddenly, he left his assistant holding the baby for the failed project.”
complex
“The senior partners retreated to their vacation homes, effectively leaving the junior associates holding the baby for the company's massive legal errors.”
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