throw one's weight behind

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To support (a cause, a decision, etc.) using one's influence; to endorse.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“They know ⟳ which candidate to throw ⟳ their weight behind, even on foreign soil, and they are very good in using their mosque pulpits as campaign mouthpieces”

“Rowley called the federation branch “crazy” and “perverse” for throwing its weight behind Di Maria’s judicial review ⟳, painting the federation as the roadblock to much-needed reform ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

throw oneself at throw oneself behind throw oneself into throw oneself on someone's mercy throw open throw out

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