carries weight

phrase

present tense third-person singular of carry weight
as in matters
to be of importance His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision.

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“Carries weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20weight. Accessed 2 Apr. 2023.

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