throw one's weight around

== English == === Pronunciation === === 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) (idiomatic) To exercise influence or authority, especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner. === See also === carry one's weight cut a wide swath override one's commission pull rank throw one's weight behind === References === “throw your weight around” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.