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saddle someone with something phrasal verb with saddleverb[ T ]uk /ˈsæd.əl/ us /ˈsæd.əl/ informal C2 to give someone a responsibility or problem that they do not want and that will cause them a lot of work or difficulty: 使(某人)负担,使(某人)承担(重任或难题) The company is saddled with debt.公司负债累累。 Synonym
burden SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Duty, obligation and responsibility accountable accountable to someone accountably answer for something buck commitment department dual role duty duty of care fail fall to someone obligatory obliged on your own head be itidiom ought to portfolio shoulder someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom the onus
saddle someone with something | American Dictionary
saddle someone with something phrasal verb with saddleverb[ T ]us/ˈsæd·əl/ to give a job or responsibility to someone who does not want it: They saddled me with cleaning up after the party.
saddle sb/sth with sth | Business English
saddle sb/sth with sth phrasal verb with saddleverbuk /ˈsædl/us 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 debt for a fixed period. The balance sheet is healthy, and the corporation is no longer saddled with a pile of bad investments. |