Usually means: Stuck with responsibility or blame.
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We found 3 dictionaries that define the word be left holding the bag:

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  1. be left holding the bag: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. be left holding the bag: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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  1. be left holding the bag: Idioms



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