have a burr under saddle Idiom

in the saddle

in command, in control The president is back in the saddle again after being ill for several months.

saddle up

put a saddle on a horse, place a saddle on a horse Let's saddle up and ride our ponies to the river.

saddled with

burdened with, responsible for She doesn't want to be saddled with a bus load of teen-age boys.

saddled with debt

burdened with debt Our sister company is saddled with a great amount of debt and should be sold as soon as possible.

back in the saddle

working or in operation again

saddle sb with

Idiom(s): saddle sb with sth

Theme: BURDEN

to give someone something undesirable, annoying, or difficult to deal with. (Informal.)
• Mary says she doesn't want to be saddled with a baby, but her husband would just love one.
• Jim saddled Eddie with the most boring jobs so that he would leave.

Better lose the saddle than the horse.

It's better to stop and accept a small loss, rather than continue and risk losing everything.

Bur under my saddle

A bur under your saddle is something that annoys you or spurs you into action.('Burr' is an alternative spelling.)

in the saddle|saddle

adv. or adj. phr. In command; in control; in a position to order or boss others. Mr. Park was in the saddle when he had over half the company's stock. Getting appointed chief of police put Stevens in the saddle.

saddle shoe|saddle|shoe

n. A white shoe with a black or brown piece of leather shaped like a saddle across the top of the shoe. Mary wore bobby socks and saddle shoes.

have a brier beneath (one's) saddle

To acquaintance acute and assiduous acrimony or irritation. Everybody who lives on this ancillary of boondocks has a brier beneath their saddle, acknowledgment to the cartage delays from architecture of the new inter-city tramline. After experiencing so abundant turbulence on her flight, Liz absolutely had a brier beneath her saddle back she accustomed in town.Learn more: burr, have, saddle

have a brier beneath one's saddle

Rur. to be affronted by something. Joe has a brier beneath his saddle because Jane's activity out with Bill tonight. Mary charge accept a brier beneath her saddle. She's been snapping at me all day.Learn more: burr, have, saddle

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