carry weight
Speech parts
1. carry weight - Verb
2. carry weight - Phrase
Meaning
have influence to a specified degree
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Opinions only carry weight in the second or third person.
Her opinion carries a lot of weight
On carry weight, without the keyboard, the Lenovo is 1.69 lbs., while the iPad Pro is 1.53 lbs. The Lenovo weighs more, but with an acceptable tradeoff of significantly better battery life.
A good horse is difficult to ride, but it can carry weight and travel far.
Europe The Atlas F22 was sold in Europe as the Nissan Cabstar and proved a popular truck in the UK market due to its reliability and ability to carry weight.
Watt, p. 167 Even Ribbentrop's standard line that Germany was only reacting to an unjust Versailles treaty, and really only wanted peace with everyone, which had worked so well in the past, failed to carry weight.