make heavy weather
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb[edit]
make heavy weather (third-person singular simple present makes heavy weather, present participle making heavy weather, simple past and past participle made heavy weather)
- (idiomatic) To make progress only with difficulty.
Usage notes[edit]
- May be used alone, or with of, as in "he made heavy weather of the voyage".