Definition of throw (one's) weight around

throw (one's) weight around

verb

• to take advantage of one's influence.
  
  (Note that the example sentence is using the expression as a pun - "throwing one's weight around" doesn't imply anything about being overweight or obese.)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  
  Citation from "A Brief History of The Fat Acceptance Movement", Time.com, Dan Fletcher, Jul. 31, 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 08 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 31 2009.

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bum around	Definitions include: to be lazy.
clown around	Definitions include: to act like a clown; to joke.
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cruise around	Definitions include: to cruise (drive) around.
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faff around	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
fart around	Definitions include: to waste time, to mess around.
flash around	Definitions include: to intentionally show off an item.
fool around	Definitions include: to engage in intimate sexual activities; "mess around".
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like throwing a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
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throw a spanner into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw a whiz	Definitions include: to urinate.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw bows	Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
throw dogs	Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
throw down	Definitions include: to fight.
throwed	Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
throwed off	Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".
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Other terms relating to 'weight':
dead weight	Definitions include: in a larger group, a person or group who does not contribute.
weight	Definitions include: large quantities of drugs.
worth (one's) weight in gold	Definitions include: to be extremely valuable.

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