uphill work

uphill work
(uphill (или up-hill) work)
тяжёлая, кропотливая работа, трудное дело

He might get on his feet again if he failed; but it would be uphill work. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XXIX) — Конечно, он и после банкротства сумеет постепенно встать на ноги, но это будет очень нелегко.

It's going to be uphill work, M. Poirot. (A. Chrisite, ‘Cards on the Table’, ch. X) — Расследование этого дела, месье Пуаро, очень трудная задача.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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