كيف تنطق "be left holding the baby"

expression

bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee

التعريف

To be left with the blame, responsibility, or problem after others have avoided it or disappeared, often unfairly.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈɫɛft/ /ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbeɪbi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈiː/ /lˈɛft/ /hˈəʊldɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈeɪbi

أمريكي

bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee

بريطاني

bee LEFT HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee

When the project failed, I was left holding the baby.

She did all the work, but he was left holding the baby.

Don’t leave me holding the baby if things go wrong.

Everyone disappeared at the last minute, and I was left holding the baby again.