BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY

Meaning of BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY in English

be suddenly left with the responsibility

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY — быть вынужденным решать какую-либо проблему самому, в одиночку I was left holding the baby when economic meltdown had happened
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY — * left holding the baby быть вынужденным решать какую-л. проблему в одиночку
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY — быть вынужденным решать какую-л. проблему в одиночку
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY — быть вынужденным решать какую-либо проблему самому, в одиночку I was left holding the baby when economic meltdown had happened
English Russian slang dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English luft, lift, left, from Old English left, lyft- (as in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLDING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English holdyng, gerund of holden to hold 1. : the act of one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BABY — I. ˈbābē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English babie — more at babble 1. a. (1) : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEFT — (a.) Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative …
Английский словарь Webster
LEFT — left 1 /left/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLDING — /hohl"ding/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that holds. 2. a section of land leased or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEFT — n. group of people who hold radical and socialistic political views; left side, side opposite the right; left turn; punch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLDING — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. : land held especially by a vassal or tenant b. : property (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BABY — I. ˈbā-bē noun ( plural babies ) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEFT — impf & ·p.p. of leave. 2. left ·impf & ·p.p. of leave. 3. left ·noun that part of surrounding space …
Webster English vocab
HOLDING — noun the burden or chorus of a song. 2. holding ·noun that which holds, binds, or influences. 3. holding ·noun …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
LEFT — [left] adj [ME, fr. OE, weak; akin to MLG lucht left; fr. the left hand's being the weaker in most …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLDING — [hold.ing] n (15c) 1 a: land held esp. by a vassal or tenant b: property (as land or securities) owned--usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BABY — [ba.by] n, pl babies [ME, fr. babe] (14c) 1 a (1): an extremely young child; esp: infant (2): an extremely …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEFT — left BrE AmE left ▶ ˌ left ˈ luggage ˌ office BrE AmE ▶ ˌ left ˈ wing ◂ BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOLDING — holding BrE AmE ˈhəʊld ɪŋ ⇨ˈhɒʊld- AmE \ ˈhoʊld ɪŋ ▷ holding|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BABY — baby, Baby BrE AmE ˈbeɪb i ▷ babied ˈbeɪb id ▷ babies ˈbeɪb iz ▷ babying ˈbeɪb i‿ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEFT — / left; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun —see also leave verb ■ adjective [ only before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLDING — / ˈhəʊldɪŋ; NAmE ˈhoʊ-/ noun 1. holding (in sth) a number of shares that sb has in a company : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BABY — / ˈbeɪbi; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very young child …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEFT — I. left 1 S1 W1 /left/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'weak' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLDING — hold ‧ ing W3 /ˈhəʊldɪŋ $ ˈhoʊl-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hold , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BABY — I. ba ‧ by 1 S1 W1 /ˈbeɪbi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural babies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLDING — n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. øholding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLDING — n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. holding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BABY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
HOLDING — n.1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Oxford English vocab
LEFT — I. REMAINING /left/ Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Left is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLDING — ( holdings) 1. If you have a holding in a company, you own shares in it. ( BUSINESS ) That …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BABY — ( babies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A baby is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEFT — I. REMAINING Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Left is the past …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEFT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES are better left unsaid (= it is better not to mention them ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLDING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES holding company holding pattern ▪ My career is in a holding pattern right now. holding...hostage …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BABY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby alarm (= for when a baby wakes up and cries ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLDING — [noun] [C] - something owned such as shares in a company or buildings, or land which is taken care of …
Cambridge English vocab
LEFT — Synonyms and related words : Gospel side, abandoned, aport, cantorial side, castaway, communistic, counterclockwise, departed, derelict, deserted, discarded, disused, forsaken, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLDING — Synonyms and related words : absolute interest, absorbing, adverse possession, alodium, arresting, attractive, bearing, benefit, blessed with, block, board lot, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BABY — Synonyms and related words : Elzevir, Milquetoast, adolescent, angel, apprentice, babe, babish, baby bunting, baby-doll, baby-sized, babyish, bambino, bantam, bantling, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLDING — I. noun Holding is used after these nouns: ↑ cash II. adj. Holding is used with these nouns: ↑ cell …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEFT — See ↑ REMAIN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ none left/not any left • ↑ not have any more/not have any left …
Longman Activator English vocab
BABY
Longman Activator English vocab
BABY — See ↑ BABY 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be going to have a baby/be having a baby • ↑ have a …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEFT — adj. 1 left-hand, sinistral, Nautical port, (formerly) larboard, Heraldry sinister In most countries, the driver sits on the left side …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BABY — noun DUBIOUS : Sitting in the next seat was a young woman who was having a baby. GOOD : Sitting …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LEFT — I 1. прил. 1) левый left bank ≈ левый берег two left feet ≈ неловкий, неуклюжий человек, ид. руки не …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLDING — сущ. 1) участок земли (особ. арендованный) small holdings ≈ приусадебные участки 2) владение (акциями и т. п.) 3) вклад; мн. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BABY — 1. сущ. 1) ребенок, младенец; малютка baby's formula ≈ детская питательная смесь to have a baby ≈ завести ребенка to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEFT — _I 1. left n 1. левая сторона to keep to the left - держаться левой стороны to turn to the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLDING — 1. ʹhəʋldıŋ n 1. участок земли ( особ. арендованный ) small holdings - а) небольшие наделы; б) приусадебные участки ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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