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
LucÍAloo-THEE-ah (Spanish), loo-SEE-ah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Kaimana-Hawaiian
Najwa-Arabic
Nye-Welsh
Farouk-Arabic
Ercwlff-Welsh