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
Alger['ældʒə]
Ruzha-Bulgarian, Macedonian
HarlandHAHR-ləndEnglish
Aemilius-Ancient Roman
CoraKAWR-ə (English)English, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Arminius-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)