Throw one's full weight behind
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定义
(Bruno) is throwing his full weight behind (this project): （布鲁诺）是把他的全部的精力都放在了（这个项目上）
示例
- "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."
练习 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:
This means that Bruno has decided to:
"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:
This means that Bruno has decided to:
Good guess but wrong. The idiom is unrelated to the idea of reducing physical weight.
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.
Good guess but wrong. Bruno is not declaring that he will spend a lot of money on the Delavigne art collection.
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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