saddle something with (something)

saddle something with (something)
saddle (someone/something) with (something) to give someone or something a difficult responsibility.

Student aid often comes as loans, which can saddle students with debt for years.

I hope I'm not going to be saddled with all the cooking on this vacation.

The company was saddled with many lawsuits.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • saddle someone with (something) — saddle (someone/something) with (something) to give someone or something a difficult responsibility. Student aid often comes as loans, which can saddle students with debt for years. I hope I m not going to be saddled with all the cooking on this… …   New idioms dictionary

  • saddle sb with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… …   Financial and business terms

  • saddle sth with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… …   Financial and business terms

  • saddle somebody with something — ˈsaddle sb/yourself with sth derived often passive to give sb/yourself an unpleasant responsibility, task, debt, etc • I ve been saddled with organizing the conference. • The company was saddled with debts of £12 million. Main entry: ↑saddle …   Useful english dictionary

  • saddle yourself with something — ˈsaddle sb/yourself with sth derived often passive to give sb/yourself an unpleasant responsibility, task, debt, etc • I ve been saddled with organizing the conference. • The company was saddled with debts of £12 million. Main entry: ↑saddle …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˈsaddle sb with sth — phrasal verb to give someone something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with The company was saddled with a huge debt last year.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • saddle with (something) — saddle (someone/something) with (something) to give someone or something a difficult responsibility. Student aid often comes as loans, which can saddle students with debt for years. I hope I m not going to be saddled with all the cooking on this… …   New idioms dictionary

  • saddle — sad|dle1 [ sædl ] noun count * 1. ) a leather seat that you put on a horse s back when you ride it 2. ) the seat on a bicycle or MOTORCYCLE be in the saddle 1. ) INFORMAL to have control of something: I d like to assure people the government is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • saddle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms saddle with : present tense I/you/we/they saddle with he/she/it saddles with present participle saddling with past tense saddled with past participle saddled with saddle someone with something to give someone… …   English dictionary

  • saddle — ▪ I. saddle sad‧dle 1 [ˈsædl] noun be in the saddle informal to be in charge of an organization or system: • Several large corporations have a woman in the saddle.   [m0] ▪ II. saddle saddle 2 verb saddle somebody with somet …   Financial and business terms

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