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
LeberechtLE-be-rekhtGerman
Mahinder-Indian (Sikh)
EssenceES-əntsEnglish (Modern)
Primitivus-Late Roman
HopkinHAHP-kinMedieval English
Chuks-Western African, Igbo