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heavy going en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From horse racing.

Meanings

  1. (of horse racing, uncountable) Going (i.e. conditions) that are wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on)
  2. (idiomatic, uncountable) Something that is boring; difficult to make progress on, or tedious
    • That report is heavy going.