"be left holding the baby" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 背黑锅
• 被甩锅

Definition

当别人逃避责任后，自己被迫承担责任或背锅，通常是不公平的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

为口语表达，比喻用法，不是真的指“婴儿”。常用于公司、团队或责任转嫁的场合，类似于“背黑锅”、“被甩锅”。

Examples

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

项目失败时，我**背黑锅了**。

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

她做了所有的工作，但最后他**背了黑锅**。

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

如果出了问题，别让我**背黑锅**。

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

大家最后一刻都跑了，结果又是我在**背黑锅**。

I did what I could, but somehow I ended up holding the baby after the meeting.

我已经尽力了，但会议后还是**背了黑锅**。

Whenever there’s trouble, he always manages to avoid blame and someone else ends up holding the baby.

每次有麻烦，他总能推卸责任，最后都是别人**背黑锅**。