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saddle someone with

Idioms  
  1. Burden someone with, as in Before he left on vacation, he saddled his assistant with many tasks he hadn't time to do himself. [Late 1600s]


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Don’t saddle someone with your baggage just because.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2019

“My son is just 18 and you don’t want to saddle someone with a place like this unless they are really passionate about it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2016

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