entrust
verb
to give someone responsibility for an important job or activity
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To make someone responsible for something
saddle with
to give someone something that is difficult to deal with
shift
verb
to make someone or something else responsible for something, especially when this is unfair
put on
to make someone responsible for dealing with something
land with
to give someone an unpleasant job that no one else wants to do
drop/dump something in someone’s lap
to make someone responsible for a job or a problem, without any warning
put in
to give something such as your trust or responsibility for your safety to someone or something
place something in someone’s hands
to make someone responsible for dealing with something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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