Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be left holding the baby

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
be left- hold-ing the ba-by
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.

Inflected Forms

is left holding the baby (present, singular) being left holding the baby (participle, present) was left holding the baby (past) been left holding the baby (participle, past)

Questions

What does be left holding the baby mean?
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.

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