'carry weight' definitions:
Definition of 'carry weight'
(from WordNet)
verb
Have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"
Synonyms of 'carry weight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amount to something,
- balance,
- be featured,
- be heavy,
- be influential,
- be persuasive,
- be prominent,
- be somebody,
- be something,
- count,
- counterbalance,
- cut ice,
- cut some ice,
- get top billing,
- have an in,
- have full play,
- have influence,
- have personality,
- have pull,
- have weight,
- heft,
- hold the scales,
- import,
- lie heavy,
- matter,
- signify,
- stand out,
- star,
- strike a balance,
- tell,
- tip the scales,
- weigh,
- weigh heavy,
- weigh in,
- weigh out,
- weight