over the hump
idiom
informal
: past the most difficult part of something (such as a project or job)
A few more months of hard work should be enough to get/put us over the hump on this project.
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Schilling’s arrival in 2004 helped the Red Sox get over the hump and finally end their 86-year championship drought.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
But there's a strong case to be made that other big moves are necessary to push the Phillies over the hump in the National League after four years of increasingly upsetting playoff losses.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
How can companies get over the hump?
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
That signals how serious the Nittany Lions are about getting over the hump.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
But there's a strong case to be made that other big moves are necessary to push the Phillies over the hump in the National League after four years of increasingly upsetting playoff losses.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
How can companies get over the hump?
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
That signals how serious the Nittany Lions are about getting over the hump.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for over the hump
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“Over the hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20hump. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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