heavy going

English

Etymology

From horse racing.

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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