throw one's weight around (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To exercise influence or authority, especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: throws one's weight around
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing one's weight around
tags: participle
present
form: threw one's weight around
tags: past
form: thrown one's weight around
tags: participle
past