weigh in
To take the weight of; weigh.
The man at the airport counter weighed in our bags and took our plane tickets.
A doctor weighed in the wrestlers.
To have yourself or something that you own weighed. Often used with at.
I weighed in at 100 pounds on the scale today.
We took our bags to the airport counter to weigh in.
To have yourself weighed as a boxer or wrestler by a doctor before a match. Often used with at.
The champion didn't want to weigh in at more than 160 pounds.
To join or interfere in a fight, argument, or discussion.
We told Jack that if we wanted him to weigh in with his opinion we would ask him.
weigh on
weigh upon
weigh on one's mind
To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on.
The pack weighed heavily on the soldier's back.
To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset.
Sadness weighed on Mary's heart when her kitten died.
John's wrongdoing weighed upon his conscience.
The teacher's advice weighed upon Tom's mind.
To be a burden to.
His guilt weighed heavily upon him.
wet behind the ears
Not experienced; not knowing how to do something; new in a job or place.
The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other.
what's up
what's cooking
what's doing
What is happening or planned; what is wrong. Often used as a greeting.
"What's up?" asked Bob as he joined his friends. "Are you going to the movies?"
What's cooking? Why is the crowd in the street?
What's doing tonight at the club?
Hello Bob, what's up?
where the shoe pinches
Where or what the discomfort or trouble is.
Johnny thinks the job is easy, but he will find out where the shoe pinches when he tries it.
The coach said he wasn't worried about any position except quarterback; that was where the shoe pinched.
whipping boy
The person who gets punished for someone else's mistake.
"I used to be the whipping boy during my early days at the company," he musingly remembered.
whispering campaign
The spreading of false rumors, or saying bad things, about a person or group, especially in politics or public life.
A bad man has started a whispering campaign against the mayor, saying that he isn't honest.
whistle in the dark
To try to stay brave and forget your fear.
(From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to keep up their courage.)
(From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to keep up their courage.)
Пытаться сохранять спокойствие духа и позабыть о своих страхах.
Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark.
Tom looks confident but he's just whistling in the dark; he knows he's going to lose his job.
Том только выглядит уверенным, но он просто храбрится, он же знает, что потеряет работу.