Saddle (someone) With (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Saddle (someone) With (something) Idiom mean?

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saddle (someone) with (something) What does saddle (someone) with (something) mean?	to give someone something undesirable or difficult to deal with	I try not to saddle my friend with the problems that I am having at work.
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as if What does "as if" mean?	in the same way that something would be, that	The drink tastes as if it were made with orange juice. It seemed as if the whole town came to the concert.

slow up What does "slow up" mean?	to cause someone or something to reduce speed	The factory manager decided to slow up production because of problems in the shipping department.
behind in (something) What does "behind in (something)" mean?	to be late with something	I was behind in my studies and stayed home all weekend to study. The man is always behind in his reading.
interested in (someone) What does "interested in (someone)" mean?	have a romantic interest in someone and possibly want to date that person	have a romantic interest in someone and possibly want to date that personMy sister has been interested in one of the students in her university biology class for many months now.
cast doubt on (someone or something) What does "cast doubt on (someone or something)" mean?	cause someone or something to be doubted	The evidence presented at the trial cast doubt on the truthfulness of the woman's testimony.
strike at the heart of (something) What does "strike at the heart of (something)" mean?	to do something that damages or destroys the basic idea or way of doing something that is very important to someone or to a group	The decision to change the zoning laws struck at the heart of the citizen's ideas of how they wanted to live.
tell it to the marines/Sweeney What does "tell it to the marines/Sweeney" mean?	I do not believe you, stop trying to fool me	My friend said that she was going to start her own business but I told her to tell it to the marines as I did not believe her.

lace into (someone) What does "lace into (someone)" mean?	attack or scold someone	The mother laced into her child when he came home late from the movie.
beat the gun What does "beat the gun" mean?	do something before the ending signal of a game etc.	do something before the ending signal of a game etc.We were able to beat the gun and applied before the final deadline to get the free basketball tickets.

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Saddle (someone) With (something) Idiom