THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND

Meaning of THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

THROW ONE'S WEIGHT AROUND — or throw one's weight about phrasal to exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 — {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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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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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