over the hump

1. Past the most difficult part, as in She's over the hump with her dissertation; she'll soon be done. This expression alludes to a barrier that impedes progress. [Colloquial; 1920s]

Example Sentences

“That week off, I think, got him over the hump,” Roberts said.

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That ambition was made crystal clear across his two bids for the Oval Office in 1988 and 2008, before he finally got over the hump in 2020 after leveraging his claim as the dubious successor of the Obama years.

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The hope this year, coming off a 96-win regular season that gave the Phillies a first-round bye and home-field advantage in this NLDS, is that they finally have the path and the pieces to get over the hump.

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By finally getting over the hump with World Series titles in 2020 and 2024.

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“I’m just here to be another piece to hopefully get over the hump,” he said.

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