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heavy going

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heavy going
difficult to do, understand, or make progress with. Jim finds math heavy going. Talking to Mary is heavy going. She has nothing interesting to say.
See also: going, heavy


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Humans are by nature political animals with opposing views: the lessons from Clapham Park are that building community from the grass roots in places plagued with problems is very heavy going, everything takes longer, and, above all, it's not cheap.
A couple of difficult aspects may make life heavy going today.
Although most sewing machines are designed for continuous use over a longer period of time, the heavy going that a quilt can bring is notorious for making the motor overheat.
 
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