give weight to (something)
give weight to (something)
To consider something important or especially relevant. Often used with modifiers such as "much," "a lot of," etc. Jonathan knew his parents never approved of his relationship with Michael, so when he decided to get married, he didn't give much weight to their objections. Because you're a mentor here, your students are going to give a lot of weight to your opinion.
See also: give, weight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give weight to something
Fig. to attach importance to something. I give a lot of weight to your opinion. Kelly gave no weight at all to the comments by Betty.
See also: give, weight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- give weight to
- give (something) weight
- give some thought to
- give thought to (something)
- give (something) thought
- hold out hope
- hold out little, etc. hope
- stand off from
- stand off from (someone or something)
- pretty kettle of fish