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1 saddle someone with something
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2 saddle
Седло. Глагол to saddle, кроме буквального значения «седлать», имеет и переносное — «взваливать» что-либо на кого-либо (или на чью-либо шею).My mother and I got saddled with looking after my brother's children. — На нас с матерью взвалили заботу о детях моего брата.
I don't want to be saddled with my wife's relatives. — Я не хочу, чтобы меня обременяли родственники моей жены.
To be in saddle - быть в седле, ехать верхом, а также править, руководить, главенствовать.I cannot work for somebody else. I have to be in the saddle. — Я не могу работать на других. Мне необходимо быть хозяином положения.
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