pile something on(to) somebody — ˌpile sth ˈon(to) sb derived to give sb a lot of sth to do, carry, etc • He felt his boss was piling too much work on him. Main entry: ↑pilederived … Useful english dictionary
pile — pile1 S2 [paıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(arrangement of things)¦ 2¦(large amount)¦ 3 a pile of something 4 the bottom of the pile 5 the top of the pile 6¦(house)¦ 7¦(material)¦ 8¦(post)¦ 9 make a/your pile 10 piles … Dictionary of contemporary English
pile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, large, massive ▪ little, small ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pile — 1 noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT/MASS (C) a) a tidy collection of several things of the same kind placed on top of each other; stack 1 (1): We put the newspapers in piles on the floor. | The record I want is at the bottom of the pile. (+ of): a pile of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pile*/ — [paɪl] noun I 1) [C] a number of things that are put on top of each other in an untidy way Rubbish lay in piles in the street.[/ex] a pile of books and papers[/ex] 2) [C] informal a large amount of something By the time he was 40, he d made piles … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌpile sthˈ up — same as pile Newspapers were piled up on the floor.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌpile ˈinto sth — phrasal verb to enter a place in large numbers, all at the same time Four huge men piled into the back of the car.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
saddle sb/sth with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… … Financial and business terms
saddle sth with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… … Financial and business terms
saddle sb with sth — UK US saddle sb/sth with sth Phrasal Verb with saddle({{}}/ˈsædl/ verb ► to put someone in a situation in which they have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant: »Many people do not want traditional mortgages that saddle borrowers with… … Financial and business terms
lock sb into sth — UK US lock sb into sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to prevent a person or organization from leaving a legal or financial agreement: »The gas company is locked into long term supply contracts. »Be careful not to lock yourself into a… … Financial and business terms
