be saddled with 把任务或责任强加在某人身上。saddle在这儿作动词，意为"使负担，强加",saddle sb. with sth. 意为"为某人负重担",因此该习语意为"把任务强加予某人".例如：I can't be saddled with any more responsibilities.(我再也不能承担更多的任务了。)
A: How is George recently? 最近乔治怎么样?
B: Not very good. I hear that he is saddled with debts of his company. 不太好。我听说他的公司现在债务缠身。
A: What happened? 怎么回事?
B: It's said that he was cheated by his partner. 据说是他的合伙人把他给骗啦。
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