Sentence examples for gets a clout from inspiring English sources
When the cops raid one of the Collyers' dances, Homer instinctively takes a swing at the intruders, "like the swat of a bear's paw but something lazier," and gets a clout to the solar plexus that sends him gasping to the floor.
'You'll be in this play, or you'll get a clout, and then I'll speak to The Parents.' 'If you clout us, we'll speak to The Parents.' 'You'll be in this play or I'll speak to The Parents.' That the threat had been negotiated neatly downwards did not appear to diminish its power.
COX'S HOMER PAVES WAY Hornsby Also Gets a Circuit Clout, His 34th -- Both Sides Parade Pitchers.
He got a little clout now, he gotta vet drug dealers properly now.
She then added, "When gay people got a political clout and started to be a social threat to traditional ways of life, then people in the mills started to come down harder".
And for mFoundry, the startup gets a strategic investment from one of the most well-known credit card companies in the world, and gets to gain some clout from the investment.
The platform may be about to get a little more clout.
"We're in a strong league with clubs that have got a lot of financial clout.
I think we should have used our clout to get a plan.' To make George Bush have a plan?
Only a star of Angelina Jolie Pitt's immense clout could get a film like By the Sea made.
As sole guardian of investments for New York's $150 billion pension fund, he wants to use his considerable financial clout to get a major company to open its books to shareholders, including New York State.
