weigh down

weigh down
weigh somebody down phrasal verb (see also weigh)
1. if something weighs you down, it is heavy and difficult to carry
    be weighed down with something
    Sally was weighed down with shopping bags.
2. if a problem weighs you down, it makes you feel worried and upset
    be weighed down by/with something
    He felt weighed down by his responsibilities.
    a family weighed down with grief