weigh down

British  

verb

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

   his troubles weighed him down

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weigh down Idioms  

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

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weigh down

Place a 3-ounce ramekin in the center of each rectangle to weigh down a well for the egg, then brush the exposed pastry lightly with egg wash.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

The moves hammered mining stocks, helping to weigh down the S&P 500 by 0.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Although the 2026 World Cup could potentially bolster sales next summer, other headwinds would continue to weigh down the group, he wrote.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025

“Not a problem. We need to do it again, but this time we will weigh down the bottom of the net,” he said.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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