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To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. /The pack weighed heavily on the soldiers back./ 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. /Sadness weighed on Marys heart when her kitten died./ /Johns wrongdoing weighed upon his conscience./ /The teachers advice weighed upon Toms mind./ 3. To be a burden to. /His guilt weighed heavily upon him./ [weigh on ones mind] See: WEIGH ON(2). [weigh ones words]{v. phr.} To choose your words carefully; be careful to use the right words. /When a teacher explains about religion, he must weigh his words because his pupils may be of several different faiths./ /When old Mr. Jones talked to the students about becoming teachers, he spoke slowly, weighing his words./ /In a debate, a political candidate has little time to weigh his words, and may say something foolish./ [weight] See: PULL ONES WEIGHT, SWING ONES WEIGHT, THROW ONES WEIGHT AROUND. [weight down] See: WEIGH DOWN. [weight of the world on ones shoulders] or [world on ones shoulders] or [world on ones back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. /Dont look as if you had the weight of the world on your shoulders, Henry, just because you have to mow the lawn./ /John acts as if he were carrying the world on his back because he has a paper route./ [weigh upon] See: WEIGH ON. [welcome] See: WEAR OUT ONES WELCOME. [welcome mat]{n.} 1 ...»