throw one's weight around



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]
See also: around, throw, weight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carles-Catalan
SyntycheSIN-tə-kee (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
JamesonJAY-mi-sənEnglish
Nevenka-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Ophiuchus-Astronomy
Atteridge['ætəridʒ]