HANG / LIE HEAVY


Meaning of HANG / LIE HEAVY in English

1.

~ (on / in sth) ( of a feeling or sth in the air ) to be very noticeable in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant :

Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water.

Despair hangs heavy in the stifling air.

2.

~ on sb/sth to cause sb/sth to feel uncomfortable or anxious :

The crime lay heavy on her conscience.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.