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Synonyms for leave somebody holding the bag
leave some·body hold·ing the bag
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leave somebody holding the bagverb
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leave somebody in the lurch, leave somebody holding the babyleave somebody holding the bagverb
To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame.
After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag.
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leave somebody holding the baby, leave somebody in the lurchleave somebody holding the bagverb
To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.
The closing bell may be ringing for business method patents, and their patentees may find they have become bagholders. (Federal district court in CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions Inc., 2009 WL 815448 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2009), referring to the In re Bilski case)
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leave somebody in the lurch, leave somebody holding the baby
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