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

Her 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.

Examples of carry weight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mentorship, sponsorship, peer networks, and leadership training are the beams that carry weight over time. —Laura Kavanagh, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

The Auburn name carries weight in those areas, and the Tigers have always been able to pick off recruits in southwest Georgia and even the Atlanta area. —Seth Emerson, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Nonetheless, his words carry weight on Wall Street. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

With Mars in Scorpio, your words carry weight, and your intuition about people is almost eerie. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for carry weight

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate