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to make heavy weather of something

to make heav·y weath·er of some·thing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too meyk hev-ee weth -er uhv, ov suhm-thing]
    • /tu meɪk ˈhɛv i ˈwɛð ər ʌv, ɒv ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too meyk hev-ee weth -er uhv, ov suhm-thing]
    • /tu meɪk ˈhɛv i ˈwɛð ər ʌv, ɒv ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Definition of to make heavy weather of something words

  • phrase to make heavy weather of something If you say that someone is making heavy weather of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is. 0

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Parts of speech for To make heavy weather of something

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to make heavy weather of something popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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