be left holding the baby
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Verb
[edit]be left holding the baby (third-person singular simple present is left holding the baby, present participle being left holding the baby, simple past was left holding the baby, past participle been left holding the baby)
- (idiomatic) To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.