weigh down

verb

1. (adverb) to press (a person) down by or as if by weight

   his troubles weighed him down

Idioms and Phrases

Burden, oppress, as in Their problems have weighed them down. This expression transfers bowing under a physical weight to emotional burdens. [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

Asian currencies were mixed against the dollar in early trade, but may be weighed down by risk-off sentiment spurred by Wall Street’s losses overnight.

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China’s economic growth momentum slowed in October, weighed down by a high base from the previous year when Beijing rolled out stimulus measures to support a cooling economy, according to official data released on Friday.

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But even so, he says that he felt weighed down by "the feeling that your career was on the line" if a judgement went the wrong way.

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Should one end up getting punished because of earnings or something else, it can weigh down an entire stock portfolio, he said.

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Should one end up getting punished because of earnings or something else, it can weigh down an entire stock portfolio, he said.

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Related Words

• hold down 
• overburden 
• overload 
• sadden