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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Weigh down
From the dictonary I understand what is Heavy but no "Cumbersome" Does it has to be included in the meaning for the word in my text?
be heavy and cumbersome to someone
"The obvious answer was to find a plausible challenger to Clinton— someone who wouldn’t weigh down the rest of the party’s candidates, even if he were defeated in the general election."
be heavy and cumbersome to someone
"The obvious answer was to find a plausible challenger to Clinton— someone who wouldn’t weigh down the rest of the party’s candidates, even if he were defeated in the general election."
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com/search/weigh%20down So your sentence means that the challenger should be someone who would not cause the party's other candidates unnecessary difficulties or trouble in their own campaigns.
- com/search/weigh%20down So your sentence means that the challenger should be someone who would not cause the party's other candidates unnecessary difficulties or trouble in their own campaigns.
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"weigh down" is a phrasal verb meaning (in this context) "to cause (someone) to accept or deal with something difficult or unpleasant"
See the definition at: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/weigh%20down
So your sentence means that the challenger should be someone who would not c
See the definition at: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/weigh%20down
So your sentence means that the challenger should be someone who would not c
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