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Julia Huong
2022-04-14 12:04
Weigh out phrasal verb informal
Used when you measure the weight of something.
Remember to weigh out all the ingredients before making the soup.
Weigh out the flour and place it in a bowl.
To divide or distribute something according to its weight.
There isn't much food left in the fridge, so we need to weigh everyone's rations out.
To assess or consider the value of something.
The judge needs to weigh all evidences out before handing out the sentence.
Is the result worth the effort we have to put into it?
To take something into consideration in a thorough way
Adequate measures or actions
To think or consider something seriously
The verb "weigh" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
