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be left holding the baby
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
結果的に問題解決の責任を負わされる / トラブルの解決という負担を押し付けられる / 最終的に問題の責任を抱え込むことになる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic) To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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be left holding the baby
If no one volunteers to take the lead, I'm going to be left holding the baby and expected to resolve the project's problems by myself.
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If no one volunteers to take the lead, I'm going to be left holding the baby and expected to resolve the project's problems by myself.
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