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an uphill battle/fight/struggle also an uphill job/task

if something you are trying to do is an uphill struggle, it is very difficult, often because other people are causing problems for you Environmentalists face an uphill struggle convincing people to use their cars less. We're trying to expand our business, but it's an uphill battle.

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an uphill battle (redirected from an uphill task)

an uphill battle
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