holding Herman
Getting stuck with the problem. Being left in the worst possible position by your buddies
According to the Times of London, in Andrew Ross Sorkin's book on the Lehman collapse, "Mr Paulson, the former head of Goldman Sachs...had said at the time that he was anxious that the Wall Street bank was rescued because “I don’t want to be left here holding Herman” — a lewd American reference.
Holding Herman
To stand by doing nothing while something exciting is happening. Used frequently on Wall Street to denote someone missing out on a winning trade. Literally means holding one’s penis.
Everyone was getting rich on GameStop while you were standing there holding Herman.