Speakur

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make heavy weather of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
make heavy weath-er of
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overcomplicate (something); to make (things) appear worse than they are.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes heavy weather of (present, singular) making heavy weather of (participle, present) made heavy weather of (participle, past) made heavy weather of (past) make heavy going of (alternative)

Phrases

make heavy weather

Frequently Paired Words

make heavy weather

Questions

What does make heavy weather of mean?
To overcomplicate (something); to make (things) appear worse than they are.

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