Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
saddled with debt: owe a lot of money, carry a heavy debt burden.
Example:
The brothers became saddled with debt as they tried to keep their restaurant open.
run short: not have enough of something, especially money.
Example:
We ran short of grilled meat at the company picnic.