throw one's weight around
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throw one's weight around
verb throws one's weight around · throwing one's weight around · threw one's weight around · thrown one's weight around
- 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.
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