burden (someone) with (something)
burden (someone) with (something)
To share something distressing or troublesome with another person. I'm sorry to burden you with my problems, but I could really use some advice here. Don't burden her with that information now—wait until she's done with her exams.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
burden someone or something with someone or something
to bother or weigh down someone or something with someone or something. Please don't burden us with the bad news at this time. I don't want to burden the school with a troublesome child.
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burden someone with something
to give unpleasant information to someone; to give someone some bad news. I hate to burden you with this, but your cat ran away. I wish I had not been burdened with all the facts.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- burden with
- a holy terror
- talk (oneself) out of (something)
- bear the burden (of something)
- burden
- see the funny side (of something)
- see the funny side of something
- be/get mixed up in something
- be mixed up in (something)
- be worse off