"have a mountain to climb" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have a mountain to climb.ogg Forms: has a mountain to climb [present, singular, third-person], having a mountain to climb [participle, present], had a mountain to climb [participle, past], had a mountain to climb [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a mountain to climb}} have a mountain to climb (third-person singular simple present has a mountain to climb, present participle having a mountain to climb, simple past and past participle had a mountain to climb)
  1. (idiomatic) To face a difficult task or challenge. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_a_mountain_to_climb-en-verb-m2skIRxG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "ref": "2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:",
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        "(idiomatic) To face a difficult task or challenge."
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