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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But without Valve’s blessing and support, they’re saddled with a Windows OS that doesn’t start, pause, and resume games quickly and seamlessly enough to feel portable and easy.
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Sean Hollister, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a half of a percentage point in September, dialing back its yearslong fight against inflation and delivering relief for borrowers saddled with high costs.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Whatever happened to acting on the understanding that to be rich is to have little but desire nothing else and to be poor is to have everything but be saddled with a sleepless, insatiable craving for more?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Some investors are betting Trump’s policies will leave the US saddled with more debt and higher inflation and interest rates.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sean Hollister, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a half of a percentage point in September, dialing back its yearslong fight against inflation and delivering relief for borrowers saddled with high costs.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Whatever happened to acting on the understanding that to be rich is to have little but desire nothing else and to be poor is to have everything but be saddled with a sleepless, insatiable craving for more?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Some investors are betting Trump’s policies will leave the US saddled with more debt and higher inflation and interest rates.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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