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make heavy going of
vb. (label en idiom) to make heavy weather of
Usage examples of "make heavy going of".
If an Aes Sedai had not come to the Aesdaishar yet, one soon would, reason enough for her to make heavy going of idle chat.
It was a small boat, and with ten seamen in addition to her crew, as well as Allday and the officers, would make heavy going of it.