holding the bag
Example Sentences
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The skeptics, including some retail traders, say the easy money has already been made and that the pros are looking for someone else to get stuck holding the bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Either way, small investors could end up holding the bag.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It was a complex story about who borrowed, who lent, how risk was packaged, and who was left holding the bag.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Don’t be holding the bag when they do.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
She’d managed to get up from the floor and was standing next to the couch, holding the bag of marshmallows.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
