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Phrase(s): weigh someone’s words
1. Fig. to consider carefully what someone says. • I listened to what he said, and I weighed his words very carefully. • Everyone was weighing his words. None of us knew exactly what he meant. 2. Fig. to consider one’s own words carefully when speaking. • I always weigh my words when I speak in public. • John was weighing his words carefully because he didn’t want to be misunderstood.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs