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
Hilton	['hiltən]
Crystal	KRIS-təl	English
Justina	jus-TEE-nə (English)	English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Hippolyta	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
FÜLÖP	-	Hungarian
Clarence	['klærəns]