make heavy weather of

뜻

to treat an easy task as more difficult than it is

쉬운 일을 실제보다 어렵게 여기다.

예문

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.

문법

형태가 바뀌는 것은 make뿐이다: made, making. 어렵게 느끼는 일은 of 뒤에 오며, 명사, it 또는 -ing 형을 쓴다.