Cargar con el mochuelo

To carry the can / To be left holding the baby

Idioms & Sayings

Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to carry the little owl'. Describes being left to deal with the consequences or responsibilities that others have avoided.

Como siempre, él cargó con el mochuelo.

As always, he was left carrying the can.

—¿Quién va a asumir la responsabilidad? —Ya sé quién va a cargar con el mochuelo.

—Who is going to take responsibility? —I already know who'll be left holding the baby.

Todos se fueron y ella tuvo que cargar con el mochuelo.

Everyone left and she was left holding the baby.

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