Significato: ambassador

am·bas·sa·dor || æm'bæsədən. ambasciatore; rappresentante

sad Idioma

a downer (sadness)

an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.

a sad sack

well-meaning, but unable to accomplish """If you assign this task to Andy, it won't be done. He's a sad sack."""

downer (sadness)

(See a downer)

in the saddle

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

sad sack

(See a sad sack)

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

at a disadvantage

in an unfavourable position处境不利
He could not speak English two years ago，which put him at a disadvantage in America．他两年前不会说英语，这使他当时在美国处于不利地位。

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.

sadder but wiser

Idiom(s): sadder but wiser

Theme: EXPERIENCE

unhappy but educated [about someone or something—after an unpleasant event]. (Fixed order.)
• After the accident, I was sadder but wiser, and would never make the same mistake again.
• We left the meeting sadder but wiser, knowing that we could not ever come to an agreement with Becky's aunt.

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.)

It is a sad heart that never rejoices.

One cannot be gloomy all the time.

Upsadaisy!|Upsee-daisy!|Upsy-daisy!

adv. phr.

A popular exclamation used when just about anything is lifted, particularly a small child raised to his or her highchair or bed. "Upsee-daisy!" the nurse said with a smile on her face, as she lifted the baby from its bed.

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.

saddled with|saddle|saddled

adj. phr. Burdened with; handicapped. The business was so saddled with debt that the new owner had a hard time making a go of it for a couple of years.

disadvantage

disadvantage
at a disadvantage
in an unfavorable situation (for doing something)

palisade

palisade
the Palisades
line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long

saddle

saddle
In addition to the idiom beginning with saddle, also see in the driver's seat.

saddle someone with

saddle someone with
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]