make heavy going of

verb

to make heavy weather of

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Meanings

verbmake heavy going of (third-person singular simple present makes heavy going of, present participle making heavy going of, simple past and past participle made heavy going of)

present singular third person makes heavy going of · participle present making heavy going of · participle past made heavy going of · past made heavy going of

  1. idiomaticto make heavy weather of

    England have made heavy going of Group H but they have handled the pressures of their last two games admirably and playing at their own stadium no longer appears to fill with them with apprehension.

    2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
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make heavy going of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20heavy%20going%20of

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Chicago

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