carry one's weight
To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.
I think our jobs here are secure as long as we each carry our weight.
weight
UK /weɪt/ US /weɪt/
noun 5verb 5name 1
Definitions
noun
1
The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
2
An object used to make something heavier.
3
A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
4
Importance or influence.
I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.
Another knight came to settle on the island, a man of much weight and position, on whom the Adelantados of all the island relied, and who was made a magistrate.
5
An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.
verb
1
To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
2
To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
3
To load, burden or oppress someone.
4
To assign weights to individual statistics.
5
To bias something; to slant.
The criteria governing the choice of candidate were heavily weighted in his favor.
The U.K. economy is heavily weighted towards the service sector and the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a 10% fall in gross domestic product in the second quarter, according to economists at Jefferies.
name
1
A surname.
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