leave somebody holding the baby

成語所屬單字baby

leave somebody holding the baby — 慣用語

1. to walk away from a problem or task and suddenly leave someone else to deal with

1.慣用語
釋義

把爛攤子丟給別人收拾

to walk away from a problem or task and suddenly leave someone else to deal with it alone.

例句

When the manager quit mid-project, she left her assistant holding the baby.

The two partners disappeared on holiday and left Henry holding the baby at the office.