make heavy weather of

Bedeutung

to treat an easy task as more difficult than it is

Eine leichte Aufgabe schwieriger machen, als sie ist.

Beispiele

1. 1Tom made heavy weather of the flat-pack wardrobe, which should take twenty minutes.
2. 2Don't make heavy weather of the essay; just answer the question and give two examples.
3. 3It's only a two-page form, but Dad is making heavy weather of it as usual.
4. 4Why did Leo make heavy weather of a recipe with only four ingredients?
5. 5The new trainee made heavy weather of a task that the rest of us finish before lunch.

Grammatik

Nur make ändert die Form: made, making. Was schwierig erscheint, folgt nach of: ein Nomen, it oder eine -ing-Form.