- be a burden to someone
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be a burden to someone
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burden — noun 1 responsibility/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
burden — bur‧den [ˈbɜːdn ǁ ˈbɜːrdn] noun [countable] 1. something that causes people a lot of difficulty or worry: • In less prosperous areas the taxes were, for many, such a burden that they lived in poverty. 2. particular costs such as taxes or interest … Financial and business terms
burden — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ burdens, burdening, burdened 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of/on n If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work. The developing… … English dictionary
burden — bur|den1 [ bɜrdn ] noun count ** 1. ) usually singular a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with: Unemployment places a heavy burden on the welfare state. burden of: Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
burden — I UK [ˈbɜː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈbɜrd(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms burden : singular burden plural burdens ** 1) a) [usually singular] a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with Unemployment places a heavy burden on the… … English dictionary
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burden — 1 noun 1 (C) something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for: heavy burden: We re in no position to take on another heavy financial burden. 2 (singular) formal the main meaning of what someone is saying 3 the burden of proof law the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burden — [ˈbɜːd(ə)n] noun [C] I 1) a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with 2) literary something heavy that you have to carry II verb [T] burden [ˈbɜːd(ə)n] to create a problem or serious responsibility for someone … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stuck with someone or something — mod. burdened with someone or something; left with the burden of someone or something. □ It’s your problem, and you’re stuck with it. D Am I stuck with this kid forever? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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Double burden — is a term describing the workload of men and women who work to earn money, but also have responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor.[1] According to studies done dealing with a stressful environment chronically, such as a stressful job or… … Wikipedia
