holding the bag
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Now it looks like O’Keefe is left holding the bag.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Had you not fought back against the insurer’s original estimate, you would have been left holding the bag for the lion’s share of the costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Taxpayers will inevitably be left holding the bag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Yasushi Mieno External link was left holding the bag when the 1980s bubble economy imploded.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
I shoved my hand into my pocket as casually as I could, holding the bag of potatoes in my other arm.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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