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had a mountain to climb

had a mountain to climb is the simple past and past participle of have a mountain to climb.

Meaning of have a mountain to climb

Verb

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.
    • The Black Cats had 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.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport

Questions about had a mountain to climb

What is had a mountain to climb the simple past and past participle of?
Had a mountain to climb is the simple past and past participle of have a mountain to climb.

Words near had a mountain to climb in the dictionary

  1. had a lot of time
  2. had a mind of one's own
  3. had a mind to
  4. had a moment
  5. had a monk on
  6. had a mountain to climb
  7. had a normal one
  8. had a pair
  9. had a point
  10. had a poor time of it
  11. had a quiet word

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