| 词组 | over the hump |
| 释义 | Idiom over the hump Theme: EASY over the difficult part. (Informal.)This is a difficult project, but we're over the hump now.I'm halfway through—over the hump—and it looks as if I may get finished after all. Slang over the hump Theme: EASY mod. over the hard part; past the midpoint.Things should be easy from now on. We are over the hump.When you get over the hump, life is much better. Theme: INTOXICATED - DRUGS mod. drug intoxicated.Max is over the hump now. He is stoned.This stuff makes you sick at first. Then suddenly you are over the hump and floating. Idiom over the hump past the most difficult or dangerous part of something.I hope power companies will have enough electricity to get over the hump of seasonal demand.The other team got off to a big lead at the start, and we just couldn't quite get over the hump. over the humpPast the worst, most difficult, or most stressful part (of something); more than halfway done (with something). I know this project has been trying, but we're finally over the hump. Everything should go smoothly now. I actually think Thursday is the easiest day of the week to get through—you're over the hump, but you're not counting down the minutes until the weekend. over the hump1. Fig. over the hard part; past the midpoint. Things should be easy from now on. We finally got over the hump. When you get over the hump, life is much better. 2. intoxicated on drugs. Harry is over the hump now. He is stoned. This stuff makes you sick at first. Then suddenly you are over the hump and floating. over the humpPast 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] over the humpINFORMALIf you are over the hump in an unpleasant or difficult situation, you are past the worst part of it. I think we're basically over the hump. We've got an economy now that's likely to grow. It's been a difficult time but we're over the hump now. over the humpover the worst.over the ˈhump(informal) past the largest, worst or most difficult part of a job, illness, etc: I’ll be over the hump when I’ve done this exam — then there’ll be just two left.over the hump 1 mod. drug intoxicated. Things should be easy from now on. We are over the hump. over the hump Past the worst or most difficult part or stage: At last I'm over the hump on my term paper. |
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