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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Guest bartenders take the reins here, and the soundtrack is heavy on hip-hop.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite a 2016 retrospect that was heavy on photography, Versace has produced no meaningful memoir about her life.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
By the time Drury did eventually trade Trouba on Dec. 8, the gravity was already too heavy on the Rangers.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
When Texas runs the ball effectively, Sarkisian’s offense — which is heavy on play-action passing — operates so much better.
—Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite a 2016 retrospect that was heavy on photography, Versace has produced no meaningful memoir about her life.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
By the time Drury did eventually trade Trouba on Dec. 8, the gravity was already too heavy on the Rangers.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
When Texas runs the ball effectively, Sarkisian’s offense — which is heavy on play-action passing — operates so much better.
—Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Heavy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20on. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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