weigh sb down

weigh sb down
UK US weigh sb/sth down
Phrasal Verb with weigh({{}}/weɪ/ verb [T]
to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: »

US growth has been weighed down by soaring deficits with China.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • 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 something down — ˌweigh sb/sthˈdown derived to make sb/sth heavier so that they are not able to move easily • I was weighed down with baggage. • She tried to swim to the surface, but her clothes and shoes weighed her down. Main entry: ↑weighderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • weigh sth down — UK US weigh sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with weigh({{}}/weɪ/ verb [T] ► to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: »US growth has been weighed down by soaring deficits with China …   Financial and business terms

  • weigh someone down — 1 my fishing gear weighed me down: BURDEN, saddle, overload, overburden, encumber, hamper, handicap. 2 the silence weighed me down: OPPRESS, depress, l …   Useful english dictionary

  • weigh someone down — be heavy and cumbersome or oppressive to someone. → weigh …   English new terms dictionary

  • ˌweigh sb ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to be very heavy and prevent someone from moving easily 2) to cause problems for someone or something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • weigh somebody down — …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody …   Useful english dictionary

  • weigh down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh down : present tense I/you/we/they weigh down he/she/it weighs down present participle weighing down past tense weighed down past participle weighed down 1) to make someone heavy and unable to move… …   English dictionary

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