"throw your weight around" in Japanese
Definition
自分の権力や地位を使って、他人に強く出たり威張ったりすること。よくないニュアンスで使われます。
Usage Notes (Japanese)
インフォーマルかつ否定的な表現。'throw his weight around' など、地位や力のある人が偉そうに振る舞う場合によく使います。体重の意味ではありません。
Examples
The new manager likes to throw his weight around at meetings.
新しいマネージャーは会議でよく**権力を振りかざします**。
People respect her because she doesn't throw her weight around.
彼女は**権力を振りかざさない**ので、皆に尊敬されています。
He always tries to throw his weight around when things don't go his way.
自分の思い通りにならないと、彼はいつも**権力を振りかざそうとします**。
Nobody likes it when someone starts to throw their weight around just because they're the boss.
보스라는 이유만으로 누군가가 **権力を振りかざす** 건 아무도 좋아하지 않습니다。
She tried to throw her weight around but no one was impressed.
彼女は**権力を振りかざそうとしました**が、誰も感心しませんでした。
If you keep throwing your weight around, people will stop listening to you.
これ以上**権力を振りかざす**と、誰もあなたの話を聞かなくなりますよ。