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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Once propelled by a genuine curiosity, it is now saddled with the impulse to chase after the styles and approaches of other properties, including moving like a dead-brain producer’s idea of the Battlestar Galactica reboot.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
The company is also saddled with billions of dollars of debt that will reportedly mature over the next two years.
—Afp, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
An analysis of the bill from The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank, estimates that private schools would face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for leaving students saddled with debt.
—Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
While schools generally don’t refuse to feed children who can’t pay, families can be saddled with the debt.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
The company is also saddled with billions of dollars of debt that will reportedly mature over the next two years.
—Afp, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
An analysis of the bill from The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank, estimates that private schools would face hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for leaving students saddled with debt.
—Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
While schools generally don’t refuse to feed children who can’t pay, families can be saddled with the debt.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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