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 with

The company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.

She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.

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He’s been saddled with an ongoing strike of 33,000 machinists that is set to continue should workers not agree to Boeing’s offered 35% pay hike over four years. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024 Good morning, For many people saddled with student loan payments, saving for retirement may feel impossible. —

Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Unionized housekeepers, however, have waged a fierce fight to restore automatic daily room cleaning at major hotel chains, saying they have been saddled with unmanageable workloads, or in many cases, fewer hours and a decline in income. —

Alexandra Olson, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2024 Independent pharmacies say they’re saddled with unnecessary extra fees. —

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for saddle with