THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND

Meaning of THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND in English

or throw one's weight about phrasal to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — phrasal or throw one's weight about : to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — or throw one's weight about : to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — or throw one's weight about : to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use one's influence or position in a showy or noisy manner. * /John was the star …
Slang English vocab
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use one's influence or position in a showy or noisy manner. * /John was the star …
Словарь английских идиом
THROW ONE`S WEIGHT AROUND — use one`s influence in an aggressive way He has been throwing his weight around ever since he got his new …
English Idioms vocab
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — v. phr. , informal To use one's influence or position in a showy or noisy manner. John was the star …
American Idioms English vocabulary
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — командовать, подавлять своим авторитетом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — командовать, подавлять своим авторитетом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEIGHT — I Gravitational force of attraction on an object, caused by the presence of a massive second object, such as the …
Английский словарь Британика
WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weght, wight, from Old English wiht; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEIGHT — — weighter , n. /wayt/ , n. 1. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEIGHT — I. ˈwāt noun Etymology: Middle English wight, weght, from Old English wiht; akin to Old Norse vætt weight, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEIGHT — vt hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business. 2. weight ·vt a ponderous mass; something heavy; as, …
Webster English vocab
THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEIGHT — / weɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun BEING HEAVY 1. [ U , C ] how heavy sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEIGHT — I. weight 1 S1 W2 /weɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ overweight ≠ ↑ underweight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1 Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. Physics a the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation …
Oxford English vocab
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
WEIGHT — ( weights, weighting, weighted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The weight …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight problem (= the problem of being too fat ) ▪ Patients with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW — n. throw away throw back throw down throw in throw off throw out throw over throw up throwing away
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THROW — INDEX: to throw something through the air 1. to throw something 2. to throw a ball in a game 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — n. 25B6; verb she threw the ball back : HURL, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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