holding the bag
1holding the bag — left alone to finish the work or be responsible Mom says we leave her holding the bag to finish jobs alone …
2leave\ holding\ the\ bag — • leave holding the bag • leave holding the sack v. phr. informal 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag. 2. To force (someone) to take the whole… …
3leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… …
4leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… …
5be left holding the bag — INFORMAL ► to be made responsible for something that was really the fault of somebody else: »He quit the company and we were left holding the bag for the bad decisions he d made. Main Entry: ↑bag …
6leave somebody holding the bag — verb a) To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame. After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag. b) To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or… …
7leave someone holding the bag — leave (someone) holding the bag to make someone else take all of the responsibility. If we loan the company money we want to be sure it won t fail and leave us holding the bag …
8leave holding the bag — leave (someone) holding the bag to make someone else take all of the responsibility. If we loan the company money we want to be sure it won t fail and leave us holding the bag …
9leave somebody holding the bag — leave sb holding the ˈbag idiom (NAmE, informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important, such as finishing a difficult job, that is really your responsibility • You two were going to fly off and leave me holding the bag. Main entry: ↑ …
10leave holding the bag — vp To be made a scapegoat. When the hand grenade exploded beneath the cow, Beulah was left holding the bag. 1860s …
