BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY (OR N. AMER. BAG)

Meaning of BE LEFT HOLDING THE BABY (OR N. AMER. BAG) in English

be left holding the baby ( or N. Amer. bag)

informal

be left with an unwelcome responsibility.

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AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English luft, lift, left, from Old English left, lyft- (as in …
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HOLDING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English holdyng, gerund of holden to hold 1. : the act of one …
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BAG
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BABY — I. ˈbābē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English babie — more at babble 1. a. (1) : an …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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LEFT — (a.) Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative …
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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LEFT — left 1 /left/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or …
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HOLDING — /hohl"ding/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that holds. 2. a section of land leased or …
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BAG — — baglike , adj. /bag/ , n. , v. , bagged, bagging , interj. n. 1. a container or receptacle …
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BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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LEFT — n. group of people who hold radical and socialistic political views; left side, side opposite the right; left turn; punch …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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LEFT — I. ˈleft adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left …
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HOLDING — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. : land held especially by a vassal or tenant b. : property (as …
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BAG — I. ˈbag also ˈbāg noun Etymology: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi Date: 13th century 1. : a usually …
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BABY — I. ˈbā-bē noun ( plural babies ) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : an …
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AMER — America; American
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LEFT — impf & ·p.p. of leave. 2. left ·impf & ·p.p. of leave. 3. left ·noun that part of surrounding space …
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HOLDING — noun the burden or chorus of a song. 2. holding ·noun that which holds, binds, or influences. 3. holding ·noun …
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BAG — vi to become pregnant. 2. bag ·vi to swell with arrogance. 3. bag ·noun the quantity of game bagged. 4. …
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BABY
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N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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LEFT — [left] adj [ME, fr. OE, weak; akin to MLG lucht left; fr. the left hand's being the weaker in most …
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HOLDING — [hold.ing] n (15c) 1 a: land held esp. by a vassal or tenant b: property (as land or securities) owned--usu. …
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BAG — [bag] n [ME bagge, fr. ON baggi] (13c) 1: a usu. flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, …
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BABY — [ba.by] n, pl babies [ME, fr. babe] (14c) 1 a (1): an extremely young child; esp: infant (2): an extremely …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
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'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
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N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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LEFT — left BrE AmE left ▶ ˌ left ˈ luggage ˌ office BrE AmE ▶ ˌ left ˈ wing ◂ BrE …
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HOLDING — holding BrE AmE ˈhəʊld ɪŋ ⇨ˈhɒʊld- AmE \ ˈhoʊld ɪŋ ▷ holding|s z
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BABY — baby, Baby BrE AmE ˈbeɪb i ▷ babied ˈbeɪb id ▷ babies ˈbeɪb iz ▷ babying ˈbeɪb i‿ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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LEFT — / left; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun —see also leave verb ■ adjective [ only before noun ] …
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HOLDING — / ˈhəʊldɪŋ; NAmE ˈhoʊ-/ noun 1. holding (in sth) a number of shares that sb has in a company : …
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BAG — / bæg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun CONTAINER 1. [ C ] (often in compounds) a container made …
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BABY — / ˈbeɪbi; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very young child …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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LEFT — I. left 1 S1 W1 /left/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'weak' ] …
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HOLDING — hold ‧ ing W3 /ˈhəʊldɪŋ $ ˈhoʊl-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hold , ↑ …
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BAG — I. bag 1 S1 W2 /bæɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: baggi …
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BABY — I. ba ‧ by 1 S1 W1 /ˈbeɪbi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural babies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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HOLDING — n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. øholding …
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BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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LEFT
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HOLDING — n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. holding …
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BAG — n. & v. n. 1 a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in …
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BABY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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LEFT
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HOLDING — n.1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. Phrases and …
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BAG — n. & v. --n. 1. a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in …
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