leave\ holding\ the\ sack

leave\ holding\ the\ sack
• leave holding the bag
• leave holding the sack
v. phr. informal
1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything,

In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag.

2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame for something that others should share.

When the ball hit the glass, the team scattered and left George holding the bag.

After the party, the other girls on the clean-up committee went away with their dates, and left Mary holding the bag.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • leave\ holding\ the\ bag — • leave holding the bag • leave holding the sack v. phr. informal 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag. 2. To force (someone) to take the whole… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leave holding the bag — or[leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sack — See: GET THE SACK at GET THE BOUNCE(2), GIVE THE SACK at GIVE THE BOUNCE(2), HIT THE HAY or HIT THE SACK, LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG or LEAVE HOLDING THE SACK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sack — See: GET THE SACK at GET THE BOUNCE(2), GIVE THE SACK at GIVE THE BOUNCE(2), HIT THE HAY or HIT THE SACK, LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG or LEAVE HOLDING THE SACK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sack — See: get the sack at get the bounce(2), give the sack at give the bounce(2), hit the hay or hit the sack, leave holding the bag or leave holding the sack …   Словарь американских идиом

  • The Clockwise Man — Doctorwhobook title=The Clockwise Man series=New Series Adventures number=1 featuring=Ninth Doctor Rose writer=Justin Richards publisher=BBC Books isbn=ISBN 0 563 48628 7 set between=The Unquiet Dead and The Empty Child pages= date=May 2005… …   Wikipedia

  • The Gravedancers — Infobox Film name = The Gravedancers caption = Theatrical release poster director = Mike Mendez producer = Jonathan Dana Brent Emery Mark Morgan writer = Brad Keene Chris Skinner starring = Dominic Purcell Clare Kramer music = Joseph Bishara… …   Wikipedia

  • The Last Continent — infobox Discworld|id=22nd novel ndash; 6th Rincewind story characters=Rincewind Unseen University Staff locations=FourEcks Unseen University motifs=Australia, Evolution year=1998 publisher=Doubleday, London ISBNH=ISBN 0 385 40989 3 ISBNP=ISBN 0… …   Wikipedia

  • The Count of Monte Cristo —   …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”