make hard work of



make hard work of something/doing something

to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be He's really making hard work of that ironing.
See also: hard, make, of, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Genovevahe-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
RachealRAY-chəlEnglish
EdenEE-dən (English)Hebrew, English (Modern)
Nilofar-Indian (Muslim)
DÁIrÍNe-Irish
HỒNg-Vietnamese