be left holding the bag
idiomPart ofbag
be left holding the bag — idiom
1. to be left to take all the blame or responsibility for something that other peop
1.idiom
Definition
to be left to take all the blame or responsibility for something that other people were involved in.
Example
When the project failed, the junior staff were left holding the bag.
Bram refused to be left holding the bag for his colleagues' mistakes.