make heavy going of

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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
   • 2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 October 2026:

     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.