heavy on
idiom
: having or using a large amount of (something)
His movies are light/low on talk and heavy on action.
She tends to be heavy on the salt.
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But the politics of today’s left is heavy on social engineering according to group identity.
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Rich with stats and heavy on structure, yWriter encourages you to compose scenes rather than chapters because the former are more manageable.
—PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Scout Motors is pitched as a rugged, American brand, heavy on the nostalgia.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
And the score, which is heavy on Chopin, goes silent.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Rich with stats and heavy on structure, yWriter encourages you to compose scenes rather than chapters because the former are more manageable.
—PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Scout Motors is pitched as a rugged, American brand, heavy on the nostalgia.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
And the score, which is heavy on Chopin, goes silent.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Heavy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20on. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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