make heavy weather

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

make heavy weather (third-person singular simple present makes heavy weather, present participle making heavy weather, simple past and past participle made heavy weather)

1. (idiomatic) To make progress only with difficulty.

Usage notes

• May be used alone, or with of, as in "he made heavy weather of the voyage".

Antonyms

• make light work of

See also

• make heavy weather of
• make the weather