carry an amount of weight

carry (an amount of) weight

tv. to have a degree of influence. Tom carries a lot of weight with the mayor. Ask him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jacki	JAK-ee	English
Yehoshua	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Ashbey	['aʃbi]
Iulius	YOO:-li-uws	Ancient Roman
Rabi'a	-	Arabic
Ronald	['rɔləld]