Definition of «uphill journey»

The phrase "uphill journey" means a difficult and challenging path or task that requires a lot of effort and determination.

My intolerance is the result of an intentional, uphill journey toward, a purging of the internalized self - hate that all gay and lesbian people ingest at the hands of a hostile society. (religion-online.org)
It's a perpetual uphill journey.» (musclemania.com)
Over the mostly uphill journey, we averaged a low 9.0 mpg, which was cause for concern, but we'd only just begun. (cnet.com)
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