lumber with
phrasal verb
lumbered with; lumbering with; lumbers with
British, informal
: to cause (someone) to have (something unwanted or unpleasant)
His classmates lumbered him with an unfortunate nickname.
—often used as (be) lumbered withHe's been lumbered with an unfortunate nickname.
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For much of his work Skelly sources specific lumber with the end product in mind, knowing that each undertaking will still take on its own character.
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Jessica Ritz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Any of these six wagons, when equipped with a decent luggage rack, will carry a family of four to Disney and tote shrubs and lumber with aplomb.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
The coach has been lumbered with a squad so large the club reportedly has enough players to conduct two simultaneous 11vs11 first-team practice games and some players changing in the corridors.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Jessica Ritz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Any of these six wagons, when equipped with a decent luggage rack, will carry a family of four to Disney and tote shrubs and lumber with aplomb.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
The coach has been lumbered with a squad so large the club reportedly has enough players to conduct two simultaneous 11vs11 first-team practice games and some players changing in the corridors.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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“Lumber with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumber%20with. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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