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- throw one's weight around
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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fran | | [fræn] | |
Motke | | - | Yiddish |
BahargÜL | | - | Turkmen |
Wolf | | WUWLF (English) | German, Jewish, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic |
Joandra | | jo-AN-drə | English (Rare) |
RadomiŁ | | rah-DAW-meew | Polish |