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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The mental stress as well as the physical stress to get well weigh heavy on inmates. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 The Olmsted will be entirely market rate apartments, with a design heavy on shared amenities. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025 The practice began during the Cold War, when the idea of nuclear warfare was heavy on the minds of the U.S. government. — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 Their plan is to come heavy on Day 1 by extending their best offers to their top targets, ideally a left tackle, receiver, defensive lineman and defensive playmakers in the back seven. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy on

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“Heavy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20on. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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