UPHILL BATTLE

Meaning of UPHILL BATTLE in English

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.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

UPHILL BATTLE — something that is a challenge, difficult task
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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 …
English Idioms vocab
UPHILL BATTLE — трудное дело
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPHILL BATTLE — трудное дело
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
Английский словарь Британика
UPHILL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: up (IV) + hill, n. : rising ground : ascent on the uphill our pace was …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BATTLE — I. ˈbad. ə l, -at ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bataile, batel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPHILL — (a.) Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
Английский словарь Webster
UPHILL — (a.) Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.
Английский словарь Webster
UPHILL — (adv.) Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.
Английский словарь Webster
BATTLE — (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
Английский словарь Webster
UPHILL — ( adv. ) Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPHILL — ( a. ) Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPHILL — ( a. ) Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPHILL — adv. , adj. /up"hil"/ ; n. /up"hil'/ , adv. 1. up or as if up the slope of a hill …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BATTLE — battle 1 — battler , n. /bat"l/ , n. , v. , battled, battling . n. 1. a hostile encounter …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPHILL — I. ˈəp-ˈhil adverb Date: 1535 1. : upward on a hill or incline 2. : against difficulties seemed to be …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BATTLE — I. ˈba-t ə l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo-French bataille battle, battalion, from Late Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPHILL — adj ascending; going up; as, an uphill road. 2. uphill ·adj attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work. 3. uphill …
Webster English vocab
BATTLE — adj fertile. ·see battel, a. 2. battle ·vt a division of an army; a battalion. 3. battle ·vt a struggle; …
Webster English vocab
BATTLE — [bat.tle] n, often attrib [ME batel, fr. OF bataille battle, fortifying tower, battalion, fr. LL battalia combat, alter. of battualia …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPHILL — uphill BrE AmE ˌʌp ˈhɪl ◂ ▶ ˌ uphill ˈ struggle BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BATTLE — battl|e, B~ BrE AmE ˈbæt ə l AmE ˈbæt̬ ə l ▷ battl|ed d ▷ battl|es z ▷ battl|ing ‿ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPHILL — / ˌʌpˈhɪl; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective 1. sloping upwards : an uphill climb / slope The last …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BATTLE — / ˈbætl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a fight between armies, ships …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPHILL — I. up ‧ hill 1 /ˌʌpˈhɪl◂/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . towards the top of a hill OPP downhill : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BATTLE — I. bat ‧ tle 1 W2 /ˈbætl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPHILL — adv., adj., & n. --adv. in an ascending direction up a hill, slope, etc. --adj. 1 sloping up; ascending. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BATTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPHILL — adv., adj., & n. adv. in an ascending direction up a hill, slope, etc. adj. 1 sloping up; ascending. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BATTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPHILL — adv., adj., & n. --adv. in an ascending direction up a hill, slope, etc. --adj. 1. sloping up; ascending. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BATTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
Oxford English vocab
UPHILL — 1. If something or someone is uphill or is moving uphill , they are near the top of a hill …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BATTLE — ( battles, battling, battled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A battle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPHILL — 1. If something or someone is ~ or is moving ~, they are near the top of a hill or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPHILL — [adjective], [adverb] - leading to a higher place on a slope, or (figurative) needing a large amount of effortan uphill …
Cambridge English vocab
BATTLE — [noun] [C] - a fight between armed forces, or (figurative) an argument between two groups or against a situation that …
Cambridge English vocab
BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BATTLE — Synonyms and related words : Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela-Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan-Corregidor, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPHILL — adj. Uphill is used with these nouns: ↑ battle , ↑ climb , ↑ fight , ↑ finish , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BATTLE — I. noun 1 between armies ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody , fierce ▪ intense , pitched ▪ The two armies fought a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPHILL — adj. 25B6; adjective an uphill path : UPWARD, rising, ascending, climbing. an uphill job : ARDUOUS, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BATTLE — n. 1 fight, conflict, combat, action, encounter, clash, engagement, struggle, Donnybrook, fray, Law affray; brawl, fracas, mêlée or melee; contest; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPHILL — 1. прил. 1) идущий в гору 2) перен. трудный, тяжелый 2. нареч. в гору подъем - on the * our …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой (against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle ≈ дать бой to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPHILL — 1. ʹʌphıl n подъём on the uphill our pace dragged - на подъёме мы с трудом волочили ноги 2. ͵ʌpʹhıl …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BATTLE — battle.ogg _I 1. ʹbætl n 1. битва; сражение battle alarm - боевая тревога battle area - поле боя battle casualties …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPHILL — наизволок - uphill casting - uphill welding
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BATTLE — battle сущ.1) битва, сражение, бой ( against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle — дать бой to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPHILL — 1. ʹʌphıl n подъём on the uphill our pace dragged - на подъёме мы с трудом волочили ноги 2. ͵ʌpʹhıl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLE — _I 1. ʹbætl n 1. битва; сражение battle alarm - боевая тревога battle area - поле боя battle casualties - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UPHILL — 1. сущ. ; тж. up-hill восхождение, подъем From here is a long stiff uphill along the coast. — Отсюда начинается …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой ( against; among, between; for, over; with ) to do, give battle — дать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UPHILL — 1. сущ.; тж. up-hill восхождение, подъем From here is a long stiff uphill along the coast. — Отсюда начинается трудный длинный подъем …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой (against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle — дать бой to join battle — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UPHILL — 1. _adv. в гору 2. _a. 1> идущий в гору 2> _перен. тяжелый, трудный; an uphill task - трудная задача
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BATTLE — 1. _n. 1> битва, сражение, бой - pitched battle 2> борьба - fight a losing battle 3> _attr. боевой - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BATTLE — 1. n. 1. битва, сражение, бой - pitched battle 2. борьба - fight a losing battle 3. attr. боевой - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BATTLE — 1. _n. 1> битва, сражение, бой; pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение 2> борьба; to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BATTLE — 1) бой, сражение 2) см. action - accept a battle - enter а battle - battle firing - in order …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
UPHILL — uphill adj infml It's an uphill job Это очень даже нелегко
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