- uphill struggle
- an uphill battle & an uphill struggleFig. a hard struggle. •
Convincing the senator to see our point of view was an uphill battle, but we finally succeeded.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
uphill struggle
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uphill — UK [ˈʌphɪl] / US adjective 1) towards the top of a slope or a hill a steep uphill climb 2) difficult to do or to achieve uphill battle/struggle/task etc: The Opposition face an uphill struggle to win back voters. Derived word: uphill UK [ˌʌpˈhɪl] … English dictionary
uphill — up|hill [ ,ʌp hıl ] adjective 1. ) toward the top of a slope or hill: a steep uphill climb 2. ) difficult to do or achieve: uphill battle/struggle/task etc.: Democrats face an uphill struggle to win back voters in the south. ╾ up|hill adverb: The … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uphill — adv., adj. /up hil /; n. /up hil /, adv. 1. up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance. adj. 2. going or tending upward on or as if on a hill: an uphill… … Universalium
uphill — up|hill1 [ˌʌpˈhıl] adj 1.) towards the top of a hill ≠ ↑downhill ▪ an uphill climb 2.) an uphill struggle/battle/task etc something that is very difficult to do and needs a lot of effort and determination uphill 2 uphill2 adv towards the top of a … Dictionary of contemporary English
uphill — up•hill adv., adj. [[t]ˈʌpˈhɪl[/t]] n. [[t]ˈʌpˌhɪl[/t]] adv. 1) up or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill[/ex] 2) going or tending upward on or as if on a hill: an uphill road[/ex] 3) at a high place … From formal English to slang
uphill — adjective 1) an uphill path Syn: upward, rising, ascending, climbing Ant: downhill 2) an uphill struggle Syn: arduous, difficult, hard, tough … Thesaurus of popular words
uphill — adverb towards the top of a slope. adjective 1》 sloping upwards. 2》 difficult: an uphill struggle. noun an upward slope … English new terms dictionary
