dled イディオム

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saddled with

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

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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.

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kindled spirits|kindled|spirits

n. phr. People who resemble each other in numerous ways, including their ways of thinking and feeling. They are kindred spirits; they both like to go on long walks in the forest.

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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.

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tweedledum and tweedledee

tweedledum and tweedledee
Two matters, persons, or groups that are very much alike, as in Bob says he's not voting in this election because the candidates are tweedledum and tweedledee. This term was invented by John Byrom, who in 1725 made fun of two quarreling composers, Handel and Bononcini, and said there was little difference between their music, since one went “tweedledum” and the other “tweedledee.” The term gained further currency when Lewis Carroll used it for two fat little men in Through the Looking-Glass (1872). For a synonym, see six of one, half a dozen of the other, six of one, half a dozen of the other.