Idiom
make heavy weather
Meaning
To make progress only with difficulty.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He makes heavy weather of simple tasks.”
“She makes heavy weather of writing emails, even though she is a very talented writer.”
“The new manager makes heavy weather of every minor decision, which causes unnecessary delays for the entire department.”
Examples
simple
“He makes heavy weather of simple tasks.”
contextual
“She makes heavy weather of writing emails, even though she is a very talented writer.”
complex
“The new manager makes heavy weather of every minor decision, which causes unnecessary delays for the entire department.”
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