Question

Throw Your Weight Around to use one's power in a mean, threatening way; to be bossy or rough

Accepted Answer

That kid is the new school bully. He likes to throw his weight around. This popular saying from the early 1900s reminds us that big, heavy, or tall people can often be intimidating, especially if you're lightweight or short. Wrestlers, football players, and gangsters in movies are often heavyweights. So this saying came to mean to be bossy or tough.

Idiom	Throw Your Weight Around
Example	That kid is the new school bully. He likes to throw his weight around.
Meaning	to use one's power in a mean, threatening way; to be bossy or rough
Origin	This popular saying from the early 1900s reminds us that big, heavy, or tall people can often be intimidating, especially if you're lightweight or short. Wrestlers, football players, and gangsters in movies are often heavyweights. So this saying came to mean to be bossy or tough.

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