Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw one's weight behind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: throw one's weight be-hind
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To support (a cause, a decision, etc.) using one's influence; to endorse.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"They know which candidate to throw their weight behind, even on foreign soil, and they are very good in using their mosque pulpits as campaign mouthpieces"
"Rowley called the federation branch “crazy” and “perverse” for throwing its weight behind Di Maria’s judicial review, painting the federation as the roadblock to much-needed reform."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

throws one's weight behind (present, singular) throwing one's weight behind (participle, present) threw one's weight behind (past) thrown one's weight behind (participle, past)

Questions

What does throw one's weight behind mean?: To support (a cause, a decision, etc.) using one's influence; to endorse.

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