- weight about, throw one's
- Exert one's authority or strength. Boast
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
weight about, throw one's
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throw one's weight about — phrasal see throw one s weight around * * * throw one s weight about 1. To over exercise one s authority 2. To domineer • • • Main Entry: ↑weight … Useful english dictionary
throw one's weight about (or around) — informal be unpleasantly self assertive. → weight … English new terms dictionary
throw one's weight about — ► throw one s weight about (or around) informal be unpleasantly self assertive. Main Entry: ↑weight … English terms dictionary
throw one's weight around — ► throw one s weight about (or around) informal be unpleasantly self assertive. Main Entry: ↑weight … English terms dictionary
throw one's weight around — phrasal or throw one s weight about : to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner began throwing her weight around the moment she was installed in her job Bennett Cerf prickly with vanity and … Useful english dictionary
throw one's weight around — idi throw one s weight around or about, to use one s power and influence, esp. improperly for personal gain … From formal English to slang
throw one's weight around — or throw one s weight about phrasal to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner … New Collegiate Dictionary
throw one's weight about — phrasal see throw one s weight around … New Collegiate Dictionary
weight — weighter, n. /wayt/, n. 1. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. 2. Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a… … Universalium
throw one's weight about — Behave overbearingly. Useone s authority … A concise dictionary of English slang
