"throws one's weight around" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} throws one's weight around
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of throw one's weight around Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: throw one's weight around
    Sense id: en-throws_one's_weight_around-en-verb-3DA2oJTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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