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thrown one's weight around

thrown one's weight around is the past participle 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 thrown one's weight around

What is thrown one's weight around the past participle of?
Thrown one's weight around is the past participle of throw one's weight around.

Words near thrown one's weight around in the dictionary

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

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