Meaning of heavy lift | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.
2. A requirement that requires a lot of work to satisfy; high bar, tall order.
   broadly, figuratively

Examples

“When a federal statute applies on its face to both private and state actors, a commandeering argument is a heavy lift—and petitioners have not pulled it off.”

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