make heavy weather of

make heavy weather of (something)

To make something harder or more laborious to do, especially more than is usual or necessary. The bill was passed two years ago, but the government has made heavy weather of implementing the law at a local level. The top-ranked team made heavy weather of what should have been a relatively easy win.See also: heavy, make, of, weather

make heavy weather (or work) of

have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with a task or problem. informal In a nautical context, heavy weather means ‘violent wind accompanied by heavy rain or rough sea’.See also: heavy, make, of, weather

make heavy ˈweather of something/of doing something

make something seem more difficult than it really is: You’re making very heavy weather of repairing that bike. What’s the problem? OPPOSITE: make light work of somethingSee also: heavy, make, of, something, weather

make heavy weather of

To exaggerate the difficulty of something to be done.See also: heavy, make, of, weather

单词	make heavy weather of
释义	DictionarySeeweather make heavy weather of make heavy weather of (something) To make something harder or more laborious to do, especially more than is usual or necessary. The bill was passed two years ago, but the government has made heavy weather of implementing the law at a local level. The top-ranked team made heavy weather of what should have been a relatively easy win.See also: heavy, make, of, weather make heavy weather (or work) of have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with a task or problem. informal In a nautical context, heavy weather means ‘violent wind accompanied by heavy rain or rough sea’.See also: heavy, make, of, weather make heavy ˈweather of something/of doing something make something seem more difficult than it really is: You’re making very heavy weather of repairing that bike. What’s the problem? OPPOSITE: make light work of somethingSee also: heavy, make, of, something, weather make heavy weather of To exaggerate the difficulty of something to be done.See also: heavy, make, of, weather FinancialSeeHeavy
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