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was left holding the baby

was left holding the baby is the simple past 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 was left holding the baby

What is was left holding the baby the simple past of?
Was left holding the baby is the simple past of be left holding the baby.

Words near was left holding the baby in the dictionary

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

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