Cargar la mata
English translation: overburden
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|  Selected response from: Sergio Gaymer Chile Local time: 15:22 | ||||||
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| 5 | overburden |
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| 4 | put the load on |
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| 4 | to saddle all the work on |
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| 3 | Give someone the lion's share (of the work) |
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38 mins confidence: 
overburden Explanation: ;) |
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31 mins confidence: 
Give someone the lion's share (of the work) Explanation: This is all that comes to mind at the moment. I'm not sure if it's used in a positive context only - need to check it out. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 horas (2010-08-04 22:44:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you want an idiom I think 'lion's share' might work - it's also used in a negative context. UBS's wealth management to bear brunt of job cuts - Telegraph 5 May 2009 ... Staff in UBS's core wealth management operation will bear the ***lion's share of** the Swiss bank's planned job cuts as the new management looks ... www.telegraph.co.uk/.../UBSs-wealth-management-to-bear-brun... - Similar Sharing the work at Christmas Leaving one person to pick up **the lion's share of the work** is a recipe for exhaustion, resentment and short tempers. Doing something about it is as much a ... tips4xmas.co.uk/sharingworkarticle.html - Cached “I have to work with them but they drive me mad!” | Executive ... 4 Aug 2010 ... So your colleague is lazy and leaves you **the lion's share of the work?** As far as you can, do your fair share and then stop. ... www.hrmcoaching.com/.../i-have-to-work-with-them-but-they-d... |
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5 hrs confidence:
put the load on Explanation: :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2010-08-05 01:44:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- double meaning in the sense of the work to be done as well as the responsibility to do it ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2010-08-05 01:45:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and also includes the idea that it's too much (an imposition) |
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11 hrs confidence:
to saddle all the work on Explanation: or to saddle XXX with all the work |
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