carry (a lot of) weight

  • 1carry a lot of weight — verb to have considerable influence When M. Paladilhe was elected my friends said to me: Never mind; later on hell vote for you, Maestro, and his support will carry a lot of weight. I never had his vote, nor his support, nor his weight …

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  • 2carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …

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  • 3carry*/*/*/ — [ˈkæri] verb 1) [T] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere Do you mind carrying this box for me?[/ex] Sarah carried her cup of coffee back to her desk.[/ex] Luke was carrying the boy on his… …

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  • 4weight*/*/*/ — [weɪt] noun I 1) [U] a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is It was about 12 pounds in weight.[/ex] Have you lost weight (= become thinner)?[/ex] Susan put on weight (= became fatter) after her accident.[/ex] I am trying to watch my… …

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  • 5weight — noun 1 amount sth weighs ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense ▪ light ▪ extra ▪ …

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  • 6carry weight — verb have influence to a specified degree Her opinion carries a lot of weight • Hypernyms: ↑determine, ↑shape, ↑mold, ↑influence, ↑regulate • Verb Frames: Something s …

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  • 7Weight of the World (The 4400 episode) — The 4400 episode Title = Weight of the World Season = 2 Episode = 04 Airdate = June 19, 2005 Writer = Scott Peters Director = Oz Scott 4400 = Trent Appelbaum Prev = Voices Carry Next = Suffer The Children IMDb id = 0502811 Weight of the World is… …

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  • 8carry weight —    If a person or organization carries weight, they are influential or important.     I m glad she s on our side her opinion carries a lot of weight …

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  • 9carry weight — if what you do or say carries weight with someone, it seems important to them and will influence what they do or think. Her opinion carries a lot of weight with the boss. (often + with) …

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  • 10carry weight — have influence, have power    Nina is a good reference; her name carries a lot of weight …

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