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Meanings of uphill work in inglés

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Usage of uphill work in inglés
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It's uphill work making a Scotch Presbyterian frivolous, but persistency accomplishes wonders.
Dear Enemy
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The first steps will be uphill work; Monsieur Bargemont said so.
The Aspirations of Jean Servien
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After about five miles of uphill work we began to descend.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Ye...
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The dogs were rather tired, as it had been uphill work all day.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
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Even as a boy I found some other things of his uphill work.
My Literary Passions
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It's beastly uphill work, and that episode with Tudor has pulled me back.
The Bars of Iron
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This was no easy task; and even now it forms very uphill work indeed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888
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We shall not try to be engaged in this uphill work of industrial boycott.
Indian Unrest
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This gives a rhythm to the uphill work, which also seems to minimize effort.
Ski-running
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A further hint, which may be useful for uphill work.
Ski-running
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I didn't wonder that Jackson Bird found it uphill work.
Heart of the West
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It's such uphill work, and it takes such a time!
Bleak House
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We try to do that if we can, but we find it rather uphill work.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
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At home he did his best to make things bright, but it was uphill work.
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
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After this, Virginia even strove to be kind to him, but it was uphill work.
The Crisis — Volume 06
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On Little's entrance the pupil retired front his uphill work, and glowered with vacillating eyes.
Put Yourself in His Place
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