throw your weight around/about
disapprovingDefinition
› to act as if you have a lot of power or authorityShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting
(Definition of throw your weight around/about from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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throw verb (PARTY)
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throw verb (SEND THROUGH AIR)
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throw verb (SHAPE)
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throw your hat into the ring idiom
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throw your voice idiom
- throw your weight around/about idiom
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throw yourself at sb phrasal verb
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throw yourself into sth phrasal verb
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throw/chuck in the towel idiom
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throw/put sb off the scent idiom
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throwaway adjective
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant adjective
- as if you owned the place idiom
- egotistic adjective
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty adjective
- high and mighty idiom
- high-flown adjective
- pompous adjective
- portentous adjective
- proud adjective (FEELING IMPORTANT)
- proudly adverb
- put on the dog idiom
- think the (whole) world revolves around you idiom
- tin god noun
- toffee-nosed adjective
- too big for your boots idiom
- uppity adjective
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