uphill work
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From outside your circle if needed — eventually you might want to work on retraining your people to recognize you as someone who also needs attention vs. always providing it, but that’s emotionally uphill work.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
“There would be a lot of uphill work to do for cheese makers to convince consumers that their ‘salty white cheese in brine’ is feta.
From Time ● Mar. 12, 2014
But it is uphill work, and Daniel Tarullo, a governor of the Federal Reserve, has acknowledged that “a clean and comprehensive solution is not in sight.”
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2012
Vigorous antigang efforts have gotten results, but budget woes have made continued progress uphill work.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2012
Have you thought that it may be uphill work for me?
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
