leave sb. holding a baby

nechat všechno na kom, hodit všechno na koho

He abandoned the project after a year because he felt that it was going to fail and I was left holding the baby. CIDI

The "big decisions" have been made largely, if not solely, by Shaw during the last five years and they are now left holding a baby which has been thrust on them at a time of crisis. WebC

After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancee, sailor Knocker White finds himself left holding a baby. WebC

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