Significados de breasting the hill em inglês

It was indeed Simpson, with unsteady steps, breasting the hill.

The next moment he caught sight of Janet and the unaccountable nephew, breasting the hill from Bursley, hand in hand.

I spotted my little Servian nag breasting the hill to our right in grand style; the saddle-bags were beating his flanks.

When, however, she attempted to move on again, still breasting the hill, he put his hand upon her arm very gently.

Possibly he contrived to shift his weight, for the horse suddenly bounded forward, breasting the hill to the ridge in splendid fashion.

In a few minutes he was breasting the hill like a true mountaineer, with a lantern in his hand, and with Hobbs by his side.

I observed him at sunset, breasting the hill with gigantic strides, and standing against the sky on the summit, like a colossal pair of tongs.

She had run ahead of the parson, breasting the Hill on the blind side, and so was upon them before they knew what was happening.

"Their country, Carry, is a game played out, while we are still breasting the hill with our young lungs full of air."