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
Tam (2)	-	Hebrew
Basu	-	Bengali
Ethel	['eθəl]
Timothei	-	Old Church Slavic
Derick	DER-ik	English
Houston	['hju:stən]