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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After all, meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are often heavy on optics and light on substance.
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Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
What To Eat And Drink The bar menu has a nice selection of wine (heavy on French and Italian selections) and beer, but cocktails are the thing to order at Rosemary Rose.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Cotton Climate change weighs heavy on LS&Co.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
This preview of the film is light on dialogue, heavy on out-of-context action, and doesn’t give any of the plot away.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
What To Eat And Drink The bar menu has a nice selection of wine (heavy on French and Italian selections) and beer, but cocktails are the thing to order at Rosemary Rose.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Cotton Climate change weighs heavy on LS&Co.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
This preview of the film is light on dialogue, heavy on out-of-context action, and doesn’t give any of the plot away.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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