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weigh on
Idioms and Phrases
Also, weigh upon . Depress, as in His criticism weighed on her , or The long silence began to weigh upon us . This idiom was first recorded in 1775.Example Sentences
Average UK pay continued to rise - up 5.9% - but increases in employer National Insurance Contributions as well as National Minimum Wage hikes which came into force this month are forecast to weigh on salaries.
Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said fears of a price war that could squeeze profitability have "weighed on sentiment across the sector recently", but added "it hasn't materialised yet".
Traders are concerned the tariffs will increase prices and weigh on growth in the US and abroad.
The stress of the ordeal weighed on him.
It is these problems - and possible solutions - that weigh on Mr Cairnduff's mind as he ponders the future of the island.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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