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over the hump
Past the most difficult part, as in She's over the hump with her dissertation; she'll soon be done. This expression alludes to a barrier that impedes progress. [Colloquial; 1920s]
Example Sentences
But on every difficult vote they’ve had so far this year—mostly procedural ones setting up this process—they’ve gotten over the hump because Trump has screamed at the necessary people to fall in line.
“It’s a little bit of a relief we got over the hump,” third baseman Max Muncy said of the club’s second title in five years and first in a full season since 1988.
Or maybe the Buffalo Bills or Baltimore Ravens will finally get over the hump.
Until he gets over the hump, Herbert’s lack of postseason success is the ultimate hurdle before he cracks the top echelon of quarterbacks.
Her portrayal of an aging aerobic television personality in the body-horror satire "The Substance" finally got her over the hump.
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