saddle someone with someone or something

saddle someone with someone or something
saddle someone with someone or something
Fig. to burden someone with someone or something undesirable, annoying, or difficult to deal with. •

I apologize for saddling you with my young cousin all day.

I didn't mean to saddle you with my problems.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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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

  • 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 — ˈsaddle with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saddle with he/she/it saddles with present participle saddling with past tense saddled with …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 — /ˈsædl / (say sadl) noun 1. a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal. 2. a similar seat on a bicycle, machine, etc. 3. a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly. 4. that part of an animal s… …  

  • 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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