have a mountain to climb

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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.
   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.