What does uphill battle mean?
Definitions for uphill battle
up·hill bat·tle
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uphill battlenoun
A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.
Wikidata
Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle was an American metalcore band with elements of grindcore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of uphill battle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of uphill battle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of uphill battle in a Sentence
The challenge for him is that this isn't a party that goes with young, up-and-coming leaders, i think it's going to be an uphill battle.
It is not as simple as' Joe Biden is Joe Biden.' It is still going to be an uphill battle, we're in a situation where, excluding legal remedies to Prop 22, we really need to go above its head and go to the federal level.
We need to get to the wider audience in Russia, we see a lot of people indoctrinated by Russian state propaganda … it will be an uphill battle but this is where we shape our strategy.
I think Congress knows it needs to do something but obviously with this administration, having tried to pass legislation, people know it's an uphill battle.
If a state did attempt to challenge this decision, they would simply be struck down by the federal court that has jurisdiction over the state. It would be a beyond uphill battle. Federal courts are directly controlled by this decision.
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