throw weight around
Example Sentences
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As long as there are enough amateur investors to throw weight around, they can decide whether a stock moves up or down.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2021
And in this case, the league showed that it understands the difference between power for a purpose, and power to just throw weight around.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2017
And few are more ready or able to throw weight around now than Ruini.
From Time Magazine Archive
