Sekirov Dictionary

leave someone holding the bag

verb2

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(figurative) To abandon somebody, leaving him or her holding the responsibility or blame.
- After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag.
(figurative) To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.

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left someone holding the bag · leaving someone holding the bag · leaves someone holding the bag

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