Throw one's full weight behind meaning in English

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Definition

(Bruno) is throwing his full weight behind (this project): (Bruno) is putting all his energy or effort into (this project), (Bruno) is using all his influence to help (this project) idiom

Examples

"The idea of a company art collection was first proposed to me by head of retail, Hannah Benedict, and I have decided to throw my full weight behind it."

Exercise 1

"The idea... was proposed to me by... Hannah Benedict, and I have decided to throw my full weight behind it."

This means that Bruno has decided to:

go on a diet to reduce his weight.

pretend that the idea is his.

spend a lot of money on the Delavigne art collection.

use his influence and position to support Hannah's idea.

I don't know

"The idea... was proposed to me by... Hannah Benedict, and I have decided to throw my full weight behind it."

This means that Bruno has decided to:

go on a diet to reduce his weight.

Good guess but wrong. The idiom is unrelated to the idea of reducing physical weight.

pretend that the idea is his.

Wrong answer. Bruno is not saying that he will pretend the idea is his. To "pretend" is to give a false appearance or to claim something that is untrue.

spend a lot of money on the Delavigne art collection.

Good guess but wrong. Bruno is not declaring that he will spend a lot of money on the Delavigne art collection.

use his influence and position to support Hannah's idea.

This is the correct answer. In his email, Bruno is declaring his support for Hannah's idea for an art collection. The idiom "to throw one's weight behind something/someone" is to use one's power or influence to support something/someone. Example: I will throw my weight behind your idea, but I want to be recompensed if it is a commercial success.

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