mountain to climb
Formidable task ahead
A mountain to climb is a major challenge or difficult task ahead.
The phrase frames obstacles as requiring sustained effort to overcome, like ascending a peak: After the scandal, the company has a mountain to climb to restore its reputation.
Often used when someone faces an uphill struggle or daunting goal.
- trailPath through wilderness
- ascentUpward movement
- peakUtmost height attained
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- base campExpedition's operational hub
adversity · long road ahead · hard work · challenge · difficulty · resilience · fortitude · obstacle · perseverance · ridge · determination · goal · reach the top · grit · never give up · slope · conquest · hike
- life lessonslesson learned, moral, lessons learned, life lessons, parable
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- metaphorsbroken heart, dead metaphor, mixed metaphor, time is money, extended metaphor
mountain to climbwalk in the park
Effortless undertaking
piece of cake · cakewalk · breeze · doddle · cinch
mountain to climbmolehill
Burrower's earth pile
minor inconvenience · trifle · non-issue · bump in the road · hiccup
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