make heavy weather of

make heavy weather of
make heavy weather of
To find excessive difficulty in
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Main Entry:weather

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make heavy weather of
Brit informal : to treat (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is

an actor who makes heavy weather of what should be a simple scene

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Main Entry:heavy
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make heavy weather of — see heavy, 1
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Main Entry:weather

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  • make heavy weather of something — make heavy weather of (something/doing something) British & Australian to take a longer time than necessary to do something. He s making heavy weather of writing his report, Ingrid finished hers days ago …   New idioms dictionary

  • make heavy weather of doing something — make heavy weather of (something/doing something) British & Australian to take a longer time than necessary to do something. He s making heavy weather of writing his report, Ingrid finished hers days ago …   New idioms dictionary

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  • make heavy weather of — informal have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with (a task or problem). [from the naut. phr. make good or bad weather of it, referring to a ship in a storm.] → weather …   English new terms dictionary

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  • make heavy weather of —  Have difficulty with …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • heavy weather — noun Usage: Brit : considerable difficulty : heavy going often used in the phrase make heavy weather of …   Useful english dictionary

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