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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Both franchises have elite talent and their competitive windows are still wide-open but neither had not gotten over the hump in the playoffs yet.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
This will be the best game of the playoffs, and in the end, Josh Allen will finally get over the hump and beat the Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
And can the Buffalo Bills finally get over the hump?
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
The loser will face the same old questions about its inability to get over the hump in January.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
This will be the best game of the playoffs, and in the end, Josh Allen will finally get over the hump and beat the Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
And can the Buffalo Bills finally get over the hump?
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
The loser will face the same old questions about its inability to get over the hump in January.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Over the hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20hump. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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