be left holding the baby
British English, be left holding the bag American English to be left as the only person responsible for dealing with a difficult situation, especially something someone else started:
[Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM] He was left holding the financial baby when his musical partner joined another band.
تُرك في وجه الريح.. وُضع في وجه المدفع :إقتراحات أخرى