be left holding the baby
承擔責任或后果，通常是因為其他人拒絕或無法承擔
口語·表示被迫獨自承擔麻煩
英文釋義
to be left with the responsibility or consequences of something, especially when it is undesired or burdensome
例句
Everyone else quit the project, so I was left holding the baby.
典故來源
源自19世紀英國俚語，指被迫獨自承擔本應由多人分擔的責任。