carry weight
idiom
: to be important or meaningful especially in influencing others
He was considered a man of solid judgment, and his opinion upon all matters, private and public, carried weight.—
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-LyttonHer opinion carries a lot of weight with us, and we often seek out her advice before making any important decision.
Your promises would carry more weight [=be more meaningful] if you didn't break them so often.
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The recognition of a Palestinian state by France and the U.K., and possibly other countries to come, carries weight but does little to change what is happening on the ground, NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025
Their Reputation Gets Softened In high-trust teams, a leader’s name carries weight.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
And her words carried weight for me because they were delivered directly to survivors in this moment of both national and personal crisis.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 22 July 2025
High-level communication between the U.S. and Russia carries weight for American diplomatic and security policy, given Moscow's influence in Iran and its direct involvement in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025
Their Reputation Gets Softened In high-trust teams, a leader’s name carries weight.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
And her words carried weight for me because they were delivered directly to survivors in this moment of both national and personal crisis.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 22 July 2025
High-level communication between the U.S. and Russia carries weight for American diplomatic and security policy, given Moscow's influence in Iran and its direct involvement in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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“Carry weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20weight. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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