Weighing Consequences

We weigh is actually a little bit formal. We also have a phrasal verb that means something very similar, and that is weigh up. And we can also say that we weigh consequences. That's kind of looking at the potential results of our actions. Ah, so for example, i could weigh up what i'm going to do this week end. In fact, i do every friday. I weigh up what  I am going to spend my week end on. The next headline comes from fox 29 philadelphia: Embassy families in ukraine ordered to leave as war fears mount.