Vocabulary
Saddle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- With Hindutva in the saddle in India, the country is not going anywhere without the US, never mind the insults and threats from the current White House.
- With Narendra Modi in the saddle though it`s difficult to predict what he would not do to remain in power.
- Just last weekend (on Saturday) Bashar alAssad was still in Damascus and there was speculation whether he`d be able to defy the odds again and remain in the saddle.
- By-elections in Pakistan have generally attracted little voter interest, with voters often tending to cast their ballots in favour of the party already in the saddle.
- By-elections in Pakistan have generally attracted little voter interest, with voters often tending to cast their ballots in favour of the party already in the saddle.
Synonyms
burden, encumber, lumber, hamper, weigh down, land, charge; inflict something on
Curator example
“he’s saddled with debts of $12 million”
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