make heavy weather of

Значение

to treat an easy task as more difficult than it is

Возиться с простым делом, как с трудным.

Примеры

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.

Грамматика

Меняется только make: made, making. То, что кажется трудным, ставится после of: существительное, it или форма на -ing.