have a mountain to climb



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have a mountain to climb

To have an extremely difficult, seemingly impossible task at hand. After losing Ohio to his opponent, the president now has a mountain to climb if he wants to hold on to his job.
See also: climb, have, mountain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ŞİRİN-Turkish
Yasser-Arabic, Persian
Priscillapri-SIL-ə (English), pree-SHEEL-lah (Italian)English, French, Italian, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Charlotshar-LOFrench
MathÉO-French
Ricardoree-KAHR-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese