leave somebody holding the bag

English - Turkish

Definition of leave somebody holding the bag in English Turkish dictionary

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leave sb holding the bag

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leave sb holding the bag

yüzüstü bırakmak

English - English

Definition of leave somebody holding the bag in English English dictionary

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).

To abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame

After the accident, he just vanished and left me holding the bag.

Hyphenation

leave some·bo·dy hold·ing the bag

Turkish pronunciation

liv sʌmbıdi hōldîng dhi bäg

Synonyms

leave somebody in the lurch, leave somebody holding the baby

Pronunciation

/ˈlēv ˈsəmbədē ˈhōldəɴɢ ᴛʜē ˈbag/ /ˈliːv ˈsʌmbədiː ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðiː ˈbæɡ/