uphill battle

uphill battle
A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.

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  • uphill battle —    A person faced with an uphill battle has to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.     After the terrible accident, his recovery was an uphill battle all the way …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • uphill battle — difficult work, rough going, tough sledding    We ve asked the government to protect children s rights, but it s an uphill battle all the way …   English idioms

  • uphill battle — something that is a challenge, difficult task …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fight an uphill battle —    When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person faced with an uphill battle has to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.     After the… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • an uphill battle — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight an uphill battle — When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • battle — Ⅰ. battle UK US /ˈbætl/ noun ► [C] a competition or argument between two or more people or organizations for power or control: battle for/over sth »They were locked in a battle for boardroom control. battle against/with sb »If you want to stay in …   Financial and business terms

  • uphill — [[t]ʌ̱phɪ̱l[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, ADV from n If something or someone is uphill or is moving uphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope. He had been running uphill a long way... The man was no more than ten yards… …   English dictionary

  • battle — bat|tle1 W2 [ˈbætl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fight)¦ 2¦(competition/argument)¦ 3¦(change bad situation)¦ 4 be half the battle 5 a battle of wits 6 battle of wills 7 do battle (with somebody) 8 fight your own battles 9 the battle of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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