uphill climb
English
editNoun
edituphill climb (plural uphill climbs)
- Synonym of uphill battle
- 2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club[1]:
- Yet as a villain it’s not fully formed, which makes caring about the stakes an uphill climb.