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TinaMr Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Idioms
Can these idioms be used in the similar situation:
"make heavy weather of it" and "make issue of it"?
Thank you!
"make heavy weather of it" and "make issue of it"?
Thank you!
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They are not exactly the same. To make heavy weather of something is to struggle to do it, to do it with more difficulty than might be expected, or to take longer than expected to do it. It comes from the idea of a ship sailing in rough weather, such that it is hard for the ship to make good progress.
- They are not exactly the same.
- To make heavy weather of something is to struggle to do it, to do it with more difficulty than might be expected, or to take longer than expected to do it.
- It comes from the idea of a ship sailing in rough weather, such that it is hard for the ship to make good progress.
- To make an issue of something is to treat it as an important matter when it would be possible to treat it as unimportant, or to give something more attention than others might think necessary, or to devote more time to it than others might think necessary.
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They are not exactly the same.
To make heavy weather of something is to struggle to do it, to do it with more difficulty than might be expected, or to take longer than expected to do it. It comes from the idea of a ship sailing in rough weather, such that it is hard for the ship to make good progress.
To make an issue of something is to treat it as an important matter when it would be poss
To make heavy weather of something is to struggle to do it, to do it with more difficulty than might be expected, or to take longer than expected to do it. It comes from the idea of a ship sailing in rough weather, such that it is hard for the ship to make good progress.
To make an issue of something is to treat it as an important matter when it would be poss
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Blue Jay, thank you very much for such a detailed explanation! Now the difference between them is completely clear to me.
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