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threw one's weight around

threw one's weight around is the simple past of throw one's weight around.

Meaning of throw one's weight around

Verb

throw one's weight around (third-person singular simple present throws one's weight around, present participle throwing one's weight around, simple past threw one's weight around, past participle thrown one's weight around)

  1. (idiomatic) To exercise influence or authority, especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.
    • Jim was a tyrant who threw his weight around when it came to punishing his students.

Questions about threw one's weight around

What is threw one's weight around the simple past of?
Threw one's weight around is the simple past of throw one's weight around.

Words near threw one's weight around in the dictionary

  1. threw one's hotdog down someone's hallway
  2. threw one's luck in with
  3. threw one's name in the hat
  4. threw one's toys out of the pram
  5. threw one's voice
  6. threw one's weight around
  7. threw one's weight behind
  8. threw oneself at
  9. threw oneself behind
  10. threw oneself into
  11. threw oneself on someone's mercy

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