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Definition of “be left holding the baby”

be left holding the baby

But the crux of the matter, as Nirmala confesses, is that if the couple change their minds, she will be left holding the baby.

India Today (1997)

If anything goes wrong it is you who will be left holding the baby.

The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)

In a climate that rains divorce, women are realistic about the fact that when a relationship dies they might be left holding the baby.

Sun, News of the World (2004)

Otherwise you will most likely be left holding the baby -in more ways than one.

Sun, News of the World (2001)

With only 50 per cent of marriages surviving, if anything goes wrong it is you who will be left holding the baby.

The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)

`If anything goes wrong on this, Agnès, it's you and I who'll be left holding the baby , not our clever friend.

Higgins, Jack A Season in Hell

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