heavy going

English

Etymology

From horse racing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

heavy going (uncountable)

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