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noun responsibility/worry ADJ. great, heavy, onerous | crippling, intolerable | administrative, economic, financial, tax VERB + BURDEN bear, carry The manager carries the greatest burden of responsibility. | assume, shoulder, take on She had to shoulder the burden of childcare. | impose, place His illness placed an intolerable burden on his family. | increase | ease, lighten, reduce, relieve | lift, remove The administrative burden must be lifted from local government. | shift plans to shift the burden of taxation onto larger companies | share I need to share my burden with someone. BURDEN + VERB fall on sb/sth The economic burden falls mainly on businesses. PREP. ~ for a burden for the whole family | ~ of the burden of high taxation | ~ on/upon easing the financial burden on families | ~ to She felt she was a burden to her parents. PHRASES the burden of proof (law) (= the responsibility of proving that sth is true) The burden of proof falls on the prosecution: the accused is presumed innocent until proved guilty. | have a burden on your shoulders He has the burden of a large family on his shoulders. | lift a burden from sb's shoulders heavy load VERB + BURDEN carry The women carried their burdens on their backs. | pick up | lay down, put down PHRASES a beast of burden (= an animal used to do heavy work such as pulling or carrying things)
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burden
verbs
bear/carry/shoulder the burden
(= be responsible for something )
• At the age of 16, Suzy bore the burden of providing for her family.
place/put a burden on somebody
• This situation places the main burden of family care on women.
share the burden
• I was glad my brother was there to share the burden.
ease/reduce/lighten the burden
• Smaller classes would ease the burden for teachers.
shift the burden
(= change who carries it )
• The tax shifts the burden towards the rich.
a burden falls on somebody
• The tax burden falls most heavily upon the poorest people.
lift the burden from somebody's shoulders
• If I deal with the all the practical problems, that will lift the burden from your shoulders.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + burden
a heavy/great burden
• Caring for elderly relatives can be a heavy burden.
a financial burden
• the financial burden of a large mortgage
a tax burden
• These changes will ease the tax burden for small businesses.
a debt burden
• He made a serious attempt ease the country's debt burden.
an intolerable burden
(= very hard to bear )
• Too many exams can place an intolerable burden on young people.
an unfair/undue burden
• The new legislation put an unfair burden on employers.
phrases
the burden of responsibility
• He felt unable to cope with the burden of responsibility.
the burden of taxation
• The burden of taxation falls more heavily on the poor.
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