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Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. 
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At a disadvantage. 
carry one's own weight » Search carry one's own weight on Amazon!   Search carry one's own weight on Google!
A variant of carry one's weight
carry one's weight » Search carry one's weight on Amazon!   Search carry one's weight on Google!
To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc. 
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A. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681. 
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That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down. 
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Weight that does not move. 
deadweight » Search deadweight on Amazon!   Search deadweight on Google!
A useless, usually encumbering factor. 
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The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty. 
it's not what you know but who you know » Search it's not what you know but who you know on Amazon!   Search it's not what you know but who you know on Google!
For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know 
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type of boxer 
pay the freight » Search pay the freight on Amazon!   Search pay the freight on Google!
To bear the cost. 
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To pay for the cost of transport. 
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To do the work that one is obligated to. 
pull one's weight » Search pull one's weight on Amazon!   Search pull one's weight on Google!
To do the work that one is obligated to. 
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