Definition
To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.
In Context
- "Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy."
- "Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in."
- "Having more or less approved Drexel [Burnham Lambert]'s selection earlier, he [Peter Cohen, CEO of Shearson] now weighed in with what seemed a halfhearted endorsement of [Thomas] Strauss's [CEO of Salomon Brothers] stance."
- "It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in."
- "Matt Damon, who compared the advent of virtual money to the development of aviation and spaceflight in a critically panned but widely seen Crypto.com ad last year, did not respond to requests to weigh in."