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is left holding the baby

is left holding the baby is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 is left holding the baby

What is is left holding the baby the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Is left holding the baby is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be left holding the baby.

Words near is left holding the baby in the dictionary

  1. is it just me
  2. is it me
  3. is it safe here
  4. is late
  5. is left at the post
  6. is left holding the baby
  7. is like
  8. is lost to the four winds
  9. is my middle name
  10. is no match for
  11. is on

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