met de gebakken peren zitten *
* to sit with the baked pears
Expression used here and there by some people
To be left with an unpleasant situation or problem, often as a consequence of someone else’s actions.
"Je moet je wel even die presentatie afmaken, anders zit ik straks met de gebakken peren."
"You really have to finish that presentation, or I'll be sitting with the baked pears."
