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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New York eliminated Connecticut from the WNBA semifinals in 2023, and the Sun have struggled to get over the hump against any of the league’s ‘super teams’ with losses to the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm also on their record already.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
The pick could help an already stellar Cleveland team get over the hump to win a World Series title in future seasons.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 12 July 2024
The Burnes move was made to push them over the hump, not get them back to par.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Green and white confetti was supposed to fall from the rafters while analysts argued about who was more deserving of Finals MVP between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and what a 25-year-old Luka Doncic had to do going forward to return to this stage — and ultimately get Dallas over the hump.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
The pick could help an already stellar Cleveland team get over the hump to win a World Series title in future seasons.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 12 July 2024
The Burnes move was made to push them over the hump, not get them back to par.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Green and white confetti was supposed to fall from the rafters while analysts argued about who was more deserving of Finals MVP between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and what a 25-year-old Luka Doncic had to do going forward to return to this stage — and ultimately get Dallas over the hump.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
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