make heavy weather of something

idiomPart ofheavy

make heavy weather of something — idiom

1. to make something more difficult or complicated than it really is, or to take to

1.idiom
Definition

to make something more difficult or complicated than it really is, or to take too long to do it

Example

The team made heavy weather of what should have been a simple repair job.

Rafael made heavy weather of filling out the form, even though it only had five questions.