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Over the hump

Posted by Fred F on July 20, 2008 at 09:08

The expression 'over the hump' is used in southern part of USA to mean 'the hard part of the job is behind me'. When climbing a hill the going is tough, but after crossing over the hump (the top) the going is much easier now.

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