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

The 13-year-old's body was discovered weighed down in a nearby canal months later.

From BBC

The National Insurance rise for employers rise weighs down disposable income and will likely hit private investment.

From BBC

That same set of circumstances, with the glaciers that weigh down Iceland's 34 active volcanic systems melting and losing volume due to rising temperatures, appears to exist now.

From Salon

Although she has been at the station for years, some things are still novel, like the mascara she wears before going on camera, and which she says weighs down her eyelids.

From BBC

“I have this beautiful memory that was weighed down by this gross memory,” she concluded, “and I feel like that's a very, very female response.”

From Salon

Related Words

• hold down
• overburden
• overload
• sadden