holding the bag
Example Sentences
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Other investors are following the herd, nervous about being left holding the bag if funds are forced to sell their best assets to meet redemptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
All of us now risk becoming someone’s exit liquidity—left holding the bag after the smart money has cashed out and blasted off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Either way, small investors could end up holding the bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
If a bubble does pop, we’ll all be left holding the bag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
They all take off, leaving me literally holding the bag.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
