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being left holding the baby

being left holding the baby is the present participle and gerund 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 being left holding the baby

What is being left holding the baby the present participle and gerund of?
Being left holding the baby is the present participle and gerund of be left holding the baby.

Words near being left holding the baby in the dictionary

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

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