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making heavy going of

making heavy going of is the present participle 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 making heavy going of

What is making heavy going of the present participle of?
Making heavy going of is the present participle of make heavy going of.

Words near making heavy going of in the dictionary

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

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