LEAVE SB HOLDING THE BABY

Meaning of LEAVE SB HOLDING THE BABY in English

( informal ) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility :

He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
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SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; left ; leaving ; leaves ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English …
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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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BABY — I. ˈbābē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English babie — more at babble 1. a. (1) : an …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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LEAVE — leave 1 — leaver , n. /leev/ , v. , left, leaving . v.t. 1. to go out of 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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BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
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LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; leav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old …
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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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BABY — I. ˈbā-bē noun ( plural babies ) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : an …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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LEAVE — vi to depart; to set out. 2. leave ·v to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. 3. leave …
Webster English vocab
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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BABY
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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LEAVE — [leave] vb left ; leav.ing [ME leven, fr. OE laefan; akin to OHG verleiben to leave, OE belifan to be …
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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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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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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 …
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LEAVE — / liːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( left , left / left; NAmE /) PLACE / PERSON …
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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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BABY — / ˈbeɪbi; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very young child …
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LEAVE — I. leave 1 S1 W1 /liːv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle left /left/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLDING — hold ‧ ing W3 /ˈhəʊldɪŋ $ ˈhoʊl-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hold , ↑ …
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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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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
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 …
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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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LEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
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 …
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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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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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LEAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1. a tr. go away from; cease to remain in …
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 …
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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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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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LEAVE — ( leaves, leaving, left) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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HOLDING — ( holdings) 1. If you have a holding in a company, you own shares in it. ( BUSINESS ) That …
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BABY — ( babies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A baby is a …
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LEAVE
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 …
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BABY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby alarm (= for when a baby wakes up and cries ) ▪ …
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HOLDING — [noun] [C] - something owned such as shares in a company or buildings, or land which is taken care of …
Cambridge English vocab
LEAVE — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, …
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HOLDING — Synonyms and related words : absolute interest, absorbing, adverse possession, alodium, arresting, attractive, bearing, benefit, blessed with, block, board lot, …
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BABY — Synonyms and related words : Elzevir, Milquetoast, adolescent, angel, apprentice, babe, babish, baby bunting, baby-doll, baby-sized, babyish, bambino, bantam, bantling, …
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HOLDING — I. noun Holding is used after these nouns: ↑ cash II. adj. Holding is used with these nouns: ↑ cell …
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LEAVE — INDEX: to leave a place 1. to go away from a place 2. what you say when you are going …
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BABY
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BABY — See ↑ BABY 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be going to have a baby/be having a baby • ↑ have a …
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LEAVE — n. 25B6; verb I left the hotel : DEPART FROM, go (away) from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off …
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LEAVE — v. 1 go (away or off), depart, set off, be off, get away or off, retire, retreat, withdraw, decamp, (make …
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
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LEAVE — I noun BAD : Every woman is entitled to a maternity leave. GOOD : Every woman is entitled to maternity …
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