- weigh on someone
- weigh on (someone)
to cause someone anxiety or worry.
Her daughter's illness definitely weighed on her mind.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
weigh on someone
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weigh — [ weı ] verb ** 1. ) linking verb to have a particular weight: Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? The baby weighed 7 pounds when she was born. weigh a ton (=be very heavy): Your suitcase weighs a ton. a ) transitive to measure how heavy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
weigh up — 1. To force up (lit and figurative) 2. To consider carefully and assess the quality of (eg a person) (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑weigh * * * ˌweigh ˈup [transitive] [ … Useful english dictionary
weigh on — (someone) to cause someone anxiety or worry. Her daughter s illness definitely weighed on her mind … New idioms dictionary
weigh down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
weigh on — verb be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh down • Ant: ↑lighten (for: ↑weigh down) • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Fram … Useful english dictionary
weigh on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh on : present tense I/you/we/they weigh on he/she/it weighs on present participle weighing on past tense weighed on past participle weighed on weigh on someone to cause problems for someone or something,… … English dictionary
weigh into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh into : present tense I/you/we/they weigh into he/she/it weighs into present participle weighing into past tense weighed into past participle weighed into 1) weigh into something to become involved in… … English dictionary
weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs weigh somebody<=>down weigh in weigh on somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
weigh (someone) down — 1. to be very heavy for someone to carry. She checked her bags because she knew they would weigh her down. The number of keys he carried would have weighed down a band of sturdy men. 2. to make someone feel tired and weak. He was weighed down by… … New idioms dictionary
weigh — ► VERB 1) find out how heavy (someone or something) is. 2) have a specified weight. 3) (weigh out) measure and take out (a portion of a particular weight). 4) (weigh down) be heavy and cumbersome or oppressive to. 5) (weigh on) be depre … English terms dictionary
