avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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break ground »
To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.
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carry one's own weight »
A variant of carry one's weight.
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carry one's weight »
To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.
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dead weight »
That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.
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dead weight »
Weight that does not move.
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deadweight »
A useless, usually encumbering factor.
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deadweight »
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.
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light middleweight »
type of boxer
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pull one's own weight »
To do the work that one is obligated to.
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pull one's weight »
To do the work that one is obligated to.
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pump iron »
To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training.
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pump up »
To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.
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spare tire »
Excess weight or fat accumulated near the waist.
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throw one's weight around »
To exercise influence or authority especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.
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weigh down »
To act as a ballast for.
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weigh down »
To be too much for someone to cope with.
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weigh in »
To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue.
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weigh in »
To undergo a weigh-in.
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weigh up »
To assess a person or situation.
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work out »
To habitually exercise rigorously, especially by lifting weights, in order to increase strength or muscle mass or maintain fitness.
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worth its weight in gold »
Highly valuable.
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