hold the bag背黑锅

　　Although the four of them robbed the bank with joined efforts, it was Joe who had been left holding the bag. 　　Dialogue: 　　Martha: Do you know what’s happened to Frank? 　　Nancy: Not an inkling. What’s happened? 　　Martha: He was caught stealing a file from a company. 　　Nancy: Sorry to hear that. He should have mended his steps(注意自己的言行）. 　　Martha: But the job was engineered by someone else. 　　Nancy: Did that someone else stand up? 　　Martha: Nobody likes to face the music（面对惩罚）， of course. 　　Nancy: So it was Frank who was left holding the bag? 　　Martha: yeah.

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