lumber sb with sth
mainly UK informal— phrasal verb with lumber uk/ˈlʌm.bər/us/ˈlʌm.bɚ/verb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
If you are/get lumbered with something, you have to deal with something or someone that you do not want to:
I always seem to get lumbered with the job of clearing up after a party.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- portfolio
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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