"leave holding the bag" 怎么发音
expression
LEEV HOHLD-ing thuh BAG
LEEV HOHLD-ing thuh BAG
释义
To make someone take all the blame or responsibility for a problem or bad situation, especially after others have left or escaped.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫiv/ /ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbæɡ
英式英语
lˈiːv/ /hˈəʊldɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈæɡ
简化发音
美式
LEEV HOHLD-ing thuh BAG
英式
LEEV HOHLD-ing thuh BAG
语境中听
After the project failed, I was left holding the bag.
He disappeared and left me holding the bag when the bill came.
They blamed me and left me holding the bag.
I did all the work while my teammates disappeared and left me holding the bag.