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saddle

verb

they were unwilling to be saddled with children:

burden, encumber, lumber, hamper, weigh down, land, charge;

inflict something on, impose something on, thrust something on, unload something on, fob something off onto.

noun

□ in the saddle

the president is firmly in the saddle:

in charge, in command, in control, responsible, at the top, in authority, in the seat of authority, at the wheel, in the driving seat, at the helm;

managing, running, administering, directing, supervising, overseeing, controlling, commanding, leading, heading up;

informal holding the reins, running the show, pulling the strings, calling the shots.