Idiom
uphill battle
Meaning
A highly difficult task or problem that requires a great amount of effort and determination.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Learning a new language is an uphill battle.”
“Trying to finish this project by tomorrow is an uphill battle, but we have to try.”
“Despite the candidate's tireless efforts to win over the voters, the campaign remained an uphill battle against the established political powers.”
Examples
simple
“Learning a new language is an uphill battle.”
contextual
“Trying to finish this project by tomorrow is an uphill battle, but we have to try.”
complex
“Despite the candidate's tireless efforts to win over the voters, the campaign remained an uphill battle against the established political powers.”
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