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uphill battle and uphill struggle
Fig. a hard struggle. Convincing the senator to see our point of view was an uphill battle, but we finally succeeded. See also: battle 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. See also: battle Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's hard to catch up to anybody because of all the uphills and downhills. I just putted terribly with uphills and downhills - so much so I started confusing myself. Including uphills in my runs and scaling the six floors of stairs at work certainly helps too |
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