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heavy going

heavy going noun: going (i.e. conditions) that are wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on).

Noun

heavy going (uncountable)

  1. Going (i.e. conditions) that are wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on)
  2. (idiomatic) Something that is boring; difficult to make progress on, or tedious
    • That report is heavy going.

heavy going meaning in Bengali

heavy going in Bengali

ভিজে এবং কর্দমাক্ত পরিস্থিতি

Origin of heavy going

From horse racing.

Questions about heavy going

What does heavy going mean?
Heavy going means going (i.e. conditions) that are wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on).
What is heavy going in Bengali?
Heavy going in Bengali is ভিজে এবং কর্দমাক্ত পরিস্থিতি. See Heavy going meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is heavy going?
Heavy going is a noun.

Words near heavy going in the dictionary

  1. heavy foot
  2. heavy frigate
  3. heavy frigates
  4. heavy glass
  5. heavy glasses
  6. heavy going
  7. heavy goods vehicle
  8. heavy goods vehicles
  9. heavy half
  10. heavy halfs
  11. heavy hand

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