- leave sb holding the bag
- yüzüstü birakmak
English to Turkish dictionary. 2009.
leave sb holding the bag
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leave someone holding the bag — leave (someone) holding the bag to make someone else take all of the responsibility. If we loan the company money we want to be sure it won t fail and leave us holding the bag … New idioms dictionary
leave somebody holding the bag — leave sb holding the ˈbag idiom (NAmE, informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important, such as finishing a difficult job, that is really your responsibility • You two were going to fly off and leave me holding the bag. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
leave you holding the bag — leave you to do the work or finish a difficult job He left me holding the bag. I had to finish the work by myself … English idioms
leave smb holding the bag — leave someone else to take the blame He left me holding the bag when he ran away from the accident … Idioms and examples
leave somebody holding the bag — verb a) To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame. After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag. b) To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or… … Wiktionary
leave holding the bag — leave (someone) holding the bag to make someone else take all of the responsibility. If we loan the company money we want to be sure it won t fail and leave us holding the bag … New idioms dictionary
holding the bag — left alone to finish the work or be responsible Mom says we leave her holding the bag to finish jobs alone … English idioms
leave\ holding\ the\ bag — • leave holding the bag • leave holding the sack v. phr. informal 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag. 2. To force (someone) to take the whole… … Словарь американских идиом
leave holding the bag — leave someone else to take the blame He left me holding the bag when he ran away from the accident … Idioms and examples
leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… … Dictionary of American idioms
leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… … Dictionary of American idioms
