Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)A highly difficult task or problem that requires a great amount of effort and determination.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom is facing an uphill battle.

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  2. Tom's facing an uphill battle.

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  3. Sami's attorney faced an uphill battle.

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  4. Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.

    deGreenpeace führt einen mühseligen Kampf, um die Umwelt zu retten. — Esperantostern

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  5. My efforts felt like a constant uphill battle that I couldn't win.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: uphill battles
Singularuphill battle
Pluraluphill battles

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
uphillupholdupholsterupholstery

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