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haveamountain to climb (third-person singular simple presenthas a mountain to climb,present participlehaving a mountain to climb,simple past and past participlehad a mountain to climb)

1. (idiomatic) To face adifficult task or challenge.
   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, inBBC Sport‎^[1]:

     The Black Catshad a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in.

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