| 词汇 | throw one's weight around |
| 释义 | Idiom throw one's weight around Theme: DOMINATION to attempt to boss people around; to give orders. (Informal.)The district manager came to our office and tried to throw his weight around, but no one paid any attention to him.Don't try to throw your weight around in this office. We know who our boss is. Slang throw one's weight around Theme: DOMINANCE tr. to show off one's importance or power; to use one's rank or station to advantage.The vice president was throwing his weight around, but that had little effect on anything.Don't pay any attention to her. She's just throwing her weight around. throw (one's) weight aroundTo assert oneself in a controlling, domineering, or authoritarian manner; to exercise one's position of authority, power, or influence, especially to an overbearing or excessive degree. I'm sick of Don coming into these meetings and throwing his weight around. Can't he just leave us to our own devices? You can expect the big industries to throw their weight around in order to influence the regulations. throw one's weight aroundWield 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] throw one's weight around, toTo use one’s wealth or standing to manipulate others; to act officiously. This expression dates from the early twentieth century and uses weight in the sense of “authority.” John P. Marquand had it in H. M. Pulham, Esquire (1941): “Bo-jo was a bastard, a big bastard. Perhaps he meant that Bo-jo sometimes threw his weight around.” |
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