Leave holding the baby Meaning in English

expression

US

LEEV HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee

UK

LEEV HOHLD-ing thuh BAY-bee

Definição

If you leave someone holding the baby, you make them take all the blame, responsibility, or work for a situation, especially when others have avoided it.

Uso & Nuances

This is a British idiom, informal, and implies unfairness. Commonly used when one person is blamed or left to deal with a difficult result alone, especially after a group effort. Not related to actual babies. Similar to 'left in the lurch'.

• Spanish: dejar con todo el problema - dejar que cargue con la culpa
• Portuguese (BR): deixar com todo o problema - jogar a responsabilidade em alguém
• Portuguese (PT): deixar com todo o problema - deixar alguém com o peso (da culpa)
• Chinese (Simplified): 把麻烦事全留给某人
• Chinese (Traditional): 把麻煩事全留給某人
• Hindi: सारी ज़िम्मेदारी छोड़ देना (किसी पर)
• Arabic: ترك كل العبء على شخص
• Bengali: সব দায়িত্ব/বিপত্তি কারো ওপরে চাপানো
• Russian: свалить всю ответственность на кого-то
• Japanese: すべての責任を押し付ける
• Vietnamese: để ai đó gánh hết trách nhiệm
• Korean: 모든 책임을 남에게 미루다
• Turkish: bütün sorumluluğu birine yıkmak
• Urdu: ساری ذمہ داری کسی پر چھوڑ دینا
• Indonesian: membiarkan seseorang menanggung semua beban

Frases de Exemplo

When the project failed, they left him holding the baby.

basic

Don't leave me holding the baby if something goes wrong.

basic

She was tired of always being left holding the baby at work.

basic

Everyone disappeared when it was time to clean up, and I was left holding the baby.

natural

He quit just before the deadline, so I got left holding the baby again.

natural

It's not fair to leave someone holding the baby just to save yourself.

natural