lean heavily
Frequency: 7.011.5 per million words
to put a lot of weight or pressure on something while leaning
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- The old man was leaning heavily on a stick.
- Britain leans heavily on Europe for trade.
- The company has to lean heavily on its sales team for success.
- She found herself leaning heavily on her friends during the difficult time.
- Many developing countries lean heavily on foreign aid.
- He leaned heavily against the door, trying to regain his breath.
- The government will lean heavily on expert advice for the new policy.
- The injured player leaned heavily on his coach's shoulder as they left the field.
- Our strategy will lean heavily on digital marketing this quarter.
- The bridge's design must lean heavily on robust engineering principles.