"leave holding the bag" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让某人背黑锅
• 让某人独自承担责任

Definition

让某人独自承担所有问题或责任，尤其是其他人已经逃避或离开之后。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，常用于形容被别人丢下独自承担责任。类似于“甩锅给某人”。不指实际的袋子，只用于比喻责任或问题。

Examples

After the project failed, I was left holding the bag.

项目失败后，我**被留下背黑锅**。

He disappeared and left me holding the bag when the bill came.

账单来了，他就消失了，**让我背黑锅**。

They blamed me and left me holding the bag.

他们把责任推给我，让我**背黑锅**。

I did all the work while my teammates disappeared and left me holding the bag.

我做了所有工作，队友却消失了，让我**背黑锅**。

Don’t trust him; he’ll just leave you holding the bag if things go wrong.

不要相信他，事情出错时他会**让你背黑锅**。

She quit the team and totally left us holding the bag at the last minute.

她最后一刻退出团队，让我们**背黑锅**。