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throwing one's weight around

throwing one's weight around is the present participle and gerund 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 throwing one's weight around

What is throwing one's weight around the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing one's weight around is the present participle and gerund of throw one's weight around.

Words near throwing one's weight around in the dictionary

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

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