weigh on
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.
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weigh, weighbridge, weigh down, weigh-in, weighman, weigh on, weigh one's words, weight, weightage , weight belt, weight density
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