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  • 1struggle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight ADJECTIVE ▪ epic, great, life and death, titanic ▪ bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent …

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  • 2uphill — [[t]ʌ̱phɪ̱l[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, ADV from n If something or someone is uphill or is moving uphill, they are near the top of a hill or are going up a slope. He had been running uphill a long way... The man was no more than ten yards… …

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  • 3uphill battle —    A person faced with an uphill battle has to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.     After the terrible accident, his recovery was an uphill battle all the way …

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  • 4fight an uphill battle —    When you fight an uphill battle, you have to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person faced with an uphill battle has to struggle against very unfavourable circumstances.     After the… …

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