throw one's weight around

Wield power or authority, especially in a heavy-handed way. For example, One doesn't make oneself popular by throwing one's weight around. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jerome	[dʒə'rəum]
Piran	-	Cornish
Cecelia	sə-SEE-lee-ə, sə-SEEL-yə	English
Emanuel	e-MAH-nuw-el (German)	Romanian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Czech, Croatian
Sands	[sændz]
Kent	KENT	English