We have a mountain to climb to finish this project on time.
have a mountain to climb
idiomTo face a difficult task or challenge.
After losing the first three games of the season, the team knows they have a mountain to climb to reach the playoffs.
Given the severe budget cuts and the tight deadline, the new manager realized she had a mountain to climb if she wanted to save the department.
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climb down
An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.
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climb the walls
To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.
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go climb a tree
Go away; a rude dismissal.
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make a mountain out of a molehill
To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.
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people mountain people sea
crowded or jam-packed with people