Significato: affreighter

n. chi dà in affitto navi da carico

eig Idioma

behind the eight ball

behind schedule, not coping very well, not up to par I'm behind the eight ball in my computer course. I need to study and practise.

carry weight

have influence, have power "Nina is a good reference; her name carries a lot of weight."

carry your weight

do your share of the work, do enough work If you carry your weight, you can work here for the summer.

pull your weight

do your job, do your share of the work If we all pull our weight - do our share - we can achieve our goals.

put on weight

gain weight He has put on a lot of weight since he stopped going to the gym.

throw your weight around

use power to scare you, power trip Bud throws his weight around - tells everybody what to do.

toney neighborhood

a district that has expensive houses The Kitigawas bought a large house in a toney neighborhood.

weigh in at

measure the weight of a person, tip the scales Teddy weighed in at one hundred kilograms. He's a heavy man.

behind the eight-ball

in a difficult position, in a tight spot

crank an Eight Ball

to defecate

eight-ball

see behind the eight-ball

eighty six

to end, to put a stop to (something)

Neighbourhood Family

South Central Blood set associated with Cypress Hill

tray eight

a thirty-eight handgun

foreign to

not belonging to or suitable for；
unconnected with非…所有的；不适于；与…无关的
Sitting still all day is foreign to a healthy boy's nature．终日静坐不符合健康男孩的性格。
Your argument is foreign to the question．你的争论与题无关。
Your idea is completely foreign to my principle．你的意见一点也不适合我的原则。

have weight with

have effect on对…有影响；对…产生效力
His opinions have great weight with us．他的意见对我们影响很大。

weigh up

1．examine by a balance；ascertain the heaviness of称；称出…的重量Cotton was picked and weighed up．棉花采下来并称了重量。
2．evaluate；consider carefully估量；权衡；仔细考虑
He was weighing up whether to stay or not．他在考虑是否留下来。
The judge carefully weighed up all the evidence．法官仔细掂量了所有的证据。
You should weigh up the consequences of the action．你应仔细考虑这一行动的后果。

worth its weight in gold

Idiom(s): worth its weight in gold

Theme: VALUE

very valuable.
• This book is worth its weight in gold.
• Oh, Bill. You're wonderful. You're worth your weight in gold.

weigh one's words

Idiom(s): weigh one's words

Theme: MEANING

to consider carefully what someone says.
• I listened to what he said, and I weighed his words very carefully.
• Everyone was weighing his words. None of us knew exactly what he meant.

weigh sb down

Idiom(s): weigh sb down

Theme: BURDEN

[for a thought] to worry or depress someone.
• All these problems really weigh me down.
• Financial problems have been weighing down our entire family.

weigh on one's mind

Idiom(s): weigh on one's mind

Theme: WORRY

[for something] to be in a person's thoughts; [for something] to be bothering someone's thinking.
• This problem has been weighing on my mind for many days now.
• I hate to have things weighing on my mind. I can't sleep when I'm worried.

throw one's weight around

Idiom(s): throw one's weight around

Theme: DOMINATION

to attempt to boss people around; to give orders. (Informal.)
• The district manager came to our office and tried to throw his weight around, but no one paid any attention to him.
• Don't try to throw your weight around in this office. We know who our boss is.

put weight on

Idiom(s): put weight on

Theme: HEALTH

to gain weight; to grow fat.
• I have to go on a diet because I've been putting on a little weight lately.
• The doctor says I need to put on some weight.

carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders

Idiom(s): carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders

Theme: BURDEN

to appear to be burdened by all the problems in the whole world.
• Look at Tom. He appears to be carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.
• Cheer up, Tom! You don't need to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders.

carry one's own weight

Idiom(s): carry one's (own) weight AND pull one's (own) weight

Theme: SHARE

to do one's share; to earn one's keep.
• Tom, you must be more helpful around the house. We all have to carry our own weight.
• Bill, I'm afraid that you can't work here anymore. You just haven't been carrying your weight.
• If you would just pull your weight, we would finish this by noon.

carry a lot of weight

Idiom(s): carry (a lot of) weight (with sb or sth)

Theme: INFLUENCE

to be very influential with someone or some group of people.
• Your argument does not carry a lot of weight with me.
• The senator's testimony carried a lot of weight with the council.
• Her opinion carries weight with most of the members.

pull one's own weight

Good fences make good neighbours

This means that it is better for people to mind their own business and to respect the privacy of others. ('Good fences make good neighbors' is the American English spelling.)

Good walls make good neighbours

Your relationship with your neighbours depends, among other things, on respecting one another's privacy.

One over the eight

(UK) Someone who is one over the eight is drunk.

Sleight of hand

Sleight of hand is the ability to use your hands in a clever way, like a magician performing tricks you can't see.

Weight off your shoulders

If something is a weight off your shoulders, you have relieved yourself of a burden, normally a something that has been troubling you or worrying you.

behind the eight-ball|ball|behind|eight-ball

adj. phr., slang In a difficult position; in trouble. Mr. Thompson is an older man, and when he lost his job, he found he was behind the eight-ball. Bill can't dance and has no car, so he is behind the eight-ball with the girls.
Compare: HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE², IN A HOLE.

carry weight|carry|weight

n. To be influential; have significance and/or clout; impress. A letter of recommendation from a full professor carries more weight than a letter from an assistant professor.

pull one's weight|pull|weight

v. phr. To do your full share of work; do your part. In a small shop, it is important that each man pull his weight. When Mother was sick in the hospital, Father said each child must pull his own weight.
Compare: WORTH ONE'S SALT.

swing one's weight|swing|weight

v. phr. To use your personal power to get something done The President swings his weight to get laws passed. Mr. Thomas swung his weight to get his son a job with the company.

throw one's weight around|throw|weight

v. phr., informal To use one's influence or position in a showy or noisy manner. John was the star of the class play, and he was throwing his weight around telling the director how the scene should be played. Bob was stronger than the other boys, and he threw his weight around.
Compare: PULL RANK.

weigh anchor|anchor|weigh

v. phr. To set sail; get going. After a week in Hawaii, we weighed anchor and sailed south toward Tahiti.

weigh down|weigh|weight|weight down

1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow.

Often used with "with" or "by". There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down the back of the car. 2a. To overload with care or worry; make sad or low in spirits.

Usually used in the passive. The family is weighed down by sorrow. The company is weighed down by debt. 2b. To make heavy, hard, or slow; make dull or uninteresting.

Often in the passive used with "by" or "with". The book is weighted down with footnotes. The TV program is weighed down by commercials.

weigh in|weigh

v. 1a. To take the weight of; weigh. The man at the airport counter weighed in our bags and took our plane tickets. A doctor weighed in the wrestlers. 1b. To have yourself or something that you own weighed.

Often used with "at". I weighed in at 100 pounds on the scale today. We took our bags to the airport counter to weigh in. 1c. To have yourself weighed as a boxer or wrestler by a doctor before a match.

Often used with "at". The champion didn't want to weigh in at more than 160 pounds. 2. slang To join or interfere in a fight, argument, or discussion. We told Jack that if we wanted him to weigh in with his opinion we would ask him.
Compare: TAKE PART.

weigh on|weigh|weigh upon

v. 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier's back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary's heart when her kitten died. John's wrongdoing weighed upon his conscience. The teacher's advice weighed upon Tom's mind. 3. To be a burden to. His guilt weighed heavily upon him.

weigh one's words|weigh|word|words

v. phr. To choose your words carefully; be careful to use the right words. When a teacher explains about religion, he must weigh his words because his pupils may be of several different faiths. When old Mr. Jones talked to the students about becoming teachers, he spoke slowly, weighing his words. In a debate, a political candidate has little time to weigh his words, and may say something foolish.

world on one's back|back|shoulder|shoulders|weight

n. phr. A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. Don't look as if you had the weight of the world on your shoulders, Henry, just because you have to mow the lawn./ John acts as if he were carrying the world on his back because he has a paper route.
by weight
by weight
According to weight rather than height, volume, or some other measure. For example, In Europe bread often is sold by weight rather than by the loaf. [c. A.D. 1000]
dead weight
dead weight
A heavy or oppressive burden, as in That police record will be a dead weight on his career. This term alludes to the unrelieved weight of an inert mass. [Early 1700s]
eight
eight
see behind the eight ball.
eight ball
eight ball
behind the eight ball
Slang in a very unfavorable position
eighty
eighty
the eighties
the numbers or years, as of a century, from eighty through eighty-nine
foreign-born
foreign-born
the foreign-born
immigrants of a country
in the neighborhood of
in the neighborhood of
Also, in the region of. Approximately, about, as in They paid in the neighborhood of a million dollars, or I don't know exactly what the exchange rate is—somewhere in the region of 95 yen to the dollar. The first expression dates from the mid-1800s, the variant from the mid-1900s.

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