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makes heavy going of

makes heavy going of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make heavy going of.

Meaning of make heavy going of

Verb

make heavy going of (third-person singular simple present makes heavy going of, present participle making heavy going of, simple past and past participle made heavy going of)

  1. (idiomatic) to make heavy weather of
    • England have made heavy going of Group H but they have handled the pressures of their last two games admirably and playing at their own stadium no longer appears to fill with them with apprehension.2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian

Questions about makes heavy going of

What is makes heavy going of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes heavy going of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make heavy going of.

Words near makes heavy going of in the dictionary

  1. makes hay
  2. makes hay while the sun shines
  3. makes head against
  4. makes head or tail of
  5. makes headway
  6. makes heavy going of
  7. makes heavy weather
  8. makes heavy weather of
  9. makes history
  10. makes interesting
  11. makes into

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