leave someone holding the bag

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

leaves someone holding the bag present,singular,third-person leaving someone holding the bag participle,present left someone holding the bag participle,past left someone holding the bag past

词汇关系

近义词
leave someone in the lurch leave someone holding the baby leave someone high and dry
相关词
bagholder

词源

Originated in 18th-century Britain, referring to a person left holding stolen goods while the rest of a criminal gang escapes.
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