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been left holding the baby

been left holding the baby is the past participle of be left holding the baby.

Meaning of be left holding the baby

Verb

be left holding the baby (third-person singular simple present is left holding the baby, present participle being left holding the baby, simple past was left holding the baby, past participle been left holding the baby)

  1. (idiomatic) To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.

Questions about been left holding the baby

What is been left holding the baby the past participle of?
Been left holding the baby is the past participle of be left holding the baby.

Words near been left holding the baby in the dictionary

  1. been good for
  2. been in each other's pockets
  3. been in for
  4. been late
  5. been left at the post
  6. been left holding the baby
  7. been like
  8. been lost to the four winds
  9. been no match for
  10. been on
  11. been on one's beanwater

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