"leave holding the baby" in Chinese (Simplified)
把麻烦事全留给某人
Definition
如果你让某人“holding the baby”,就是把所有的责任、指责或任务都推给对方,自己却避开了。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于英式英语的非正式表达,和婴儿无关。用来形容某人被迫独自承担责任或被推卸罪责。
Examples
When the project failed, they left him holding the baby.
项目失败时,他们**把麻烦事全留给了他**。
Don't leave me holding the baby if something goes wrong.
如果出了问题,不要**把麻烦事全留给我**。
She was tired of always being left holding the baby at work.
她厌倦了工作中总是**被留下来承担所有麻烦**。
Everyone disappeared when it was time to clean up, and I was left holding the baby.
到了打扫的时候大家都消失了,只剩我一个人**被留下来善后**。
He quit just before the deadline, so I got left holding the baby again.
他在截止日期前辞职了,所以我又一次**被留下来背黑锅**。
It's not fair to leave someone holding the baby just to save yourself.
只是为了自保却**把麻烦事全留给别人**,这样不公平。