| 词组 | saddle with |
| 释义 | Idiom saddle withsaddle (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. Phr V saddle with saddles, saddling, saddled saddle sb with sth to give someone a job, problem, or responsibility which will cause them a lot of difficulty or workI've been saddled with the task of sorting out all the books in the library. often reflexiveThe company has saddled itself with a lot of debt. be saddled with sth to have a job, responsibility, or problem that you do not want, but have to deal with: I've been saddled with the job of organizing the kids' party. Germany is saddled with some of the highest labor costs in the world, which has reduced its competitiveness in the global economy.saddle yourself with a debt (=make yourself responsible for a debt) Students are saddling themselves with enormous debts to pay their course fees and living expenses.saddle sb with sth (=give someone a debt or problem to deal with) They managed the company's affairs badly, saddling NTN with crippling losses.■ SIMILAR TO: lumber with BrE informal, land with BrE saddle (one) with (someone or something)To force one to deal with someone or something that proves to be a great burden. Why do you always saddle yourself with so much school work? Take fewer classes and enjoy yourself a little! The boss has saddled me with a new intern from the local college. The economic crash has saddled millions of people with debts they'll likely never pay off. saddle someone with someone or somethingFig. 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. saddle withv. To load or burden someone or something; weigh down someone or something: My boss saddled me with a large amount of work. The recent college graduate was saddled with debt. |
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