saddle with
phrasal verb
saddled with; saddling with; saddles with
: to cause (someone or something) to have (a problem, burden, responsibility, etc.)
His actions have saddled the company with too much debt.
My boss saddled me with the task of organizing the conference.
—often used as (be) saddled withThe company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.
She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.
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They’re often saddled with the lion’s share of family responsibilities, forcing them to temporarily step away from their careers to care for children or aging parents—so for women, having a friend at work means a bigger network to either return to the office, or find a job somewhere else.
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Kathryn Preston, Fortune, 15 July 2024
Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential electricity rates in the continental U.S.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
Unlike Paramount which has been saddled with debt from launching streaming service Paramount+, Sony remains an arms dealer, and financially nimble studio.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 July 2024
The House voted along partisan lines a year ago, narrowly passing an NDAA saddled with ideological provisions and shattering a decades-long tradition of bipartisanship around the annual bill, which sets Pentagon policy and guides spending for the year ahead.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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Kathryn Preston, Fortune, 15 July 2024
Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential electricity rates in the continental U.S.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
Unlike Paramount which has been saddled with debt from launching streaming service Paramount+, Sony remains an arms dealer, and financially nimble studio.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 July 2024
The House voted along partisan lines a year ago, narrowly passing an NDAA saddled with ideological provisions and shattering a decades-long tradition of bipartisanship around the annual bill, which sets Pentagon policy and guides spending for the year ahead.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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