en throw one's weight around

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, JMDict 1.07, and English Wiktionary

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Synonyms

ja のさばる ^(v) ➜
ja 威張り腐る ^(v) ➜
ja 巾を利かせる ^(v) ➜
ja 幅を利かせる ^(v) ➜
zh 拿架子 ➜

Related terms

en authority ➜
en influence ➜
en objectionable ➜
ja 憚る ^(v) ➜
zh 仗勢欺人 ^(v) ➜
zh 發威 ^(v) ➜

Derived from

en throw ^(v) ➜

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en.wiktionary.org throw one's weight around

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