의미: addle

ad·dle vt. <달걀을> 썩히다; 《구어》 <머리를> 혼란시키다(confuse) 《with, over》
━ vi. 썩다; 《구어》 혼란해지다
━ a. 썩은; [보통 복합어를 이루어] 혼란한

addle 관용구

in the saddle

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

paddle your own canoe

be an individual, be independent Love many, trust few, but always paddle your own canoe.

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.

skidaddle

leave, go, off with you, vamoose """Get out of here! Skidaddle!"" the old man shouted at the boys."

back in the saddle

working or in operation again

paddle

a gun:"Say why ya creep without a muthaphuckin paddle" -- Lady or Rage (Lyrical Gangbang [1992]).

up the creek without a paddle

Idiom(s): up the creek (without a paddle)

Theme: TROUBLE

in a bad situation. (Slang. Use with caution. There is a taboo version of this phrase.)
• What a mess I’m in. I'm really up the creek without a paddle.
• I tried to prevent it, hut I seem to he up the creek, too.

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.

paddle one's own canoe

Idiom(s): paddle one's own canoe

Theme: INDEPENDENCE

to do (something) by oneself; to be alone.
• I've been left to paddle my own canoe too many times.
• Sally isn't with us. She's off paddling her own canoe.

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.)

Up a river without a paddle

If you up a river without a paddle, you are in an unfortunate situation, unprepared and with none of the resources to remedy the matter.

Paddle your own canoe.

Mind your own business and be self-reliant.

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.

paddle one's own canoe|canoe|paddle

v. phr., informal To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe.
Synonym: HOE ONE'S OWN ROW.
Compare: MAKE ONE'S WAY.

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.

up the creek|creek|paddle|up|up the creek without

adj. phr., informal In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck. Father said that if the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle. I'll be up the creek if I don't pass this history test.
Compare: DEEP WATER, IN THE SOUP, UP A TREE, OUT OF LUCK.

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]

straddle

straddle
straddle the fence
Informal
To be undecided or uncommitted.

straddle the fence

straddle the fence
see on the fence, be.