make heavy weather of somethingBritish EnglishBrEDIFFICULT to make something that you are doing seem more difficult or complicated than it really is – used to show disapproval 将某事复杂化 对某事小题大做〔含贬义〕 Why does he need to make such heavy weather of a simple task? 这么简单的工作他为什么要弄得那么复杂?
make heavy weather of something• Some publishers are making heavy weather of 1992.• I was making heavy weather of it but dared not rest for the cold.• So it is not surprising that adolescents sometimes make heavy weather of the whole process.
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