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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