When the hardest part of a task is finished: “We’ve still a long way to go, but at least we ________.”
ARE OVER THE HUMP | 165 |
OVER THE HUMP | 90 |
ARE OVER THE HILL | 46 |
MADE A START | 37 |
HAVE MADE A START | 33 |
NR | 23 |
WORST IS OVER | 22 |
OVER THE HILL | 19 |
ARE ON OUR WAY | 17 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST BEHIND US | 17 |
ARE HALFWAY HOME | 15 |
ARE OVER THE WORST | 15 |
CAN SEE THE END | 14 |
GOT THE WORST BEHIND US | 12 |
ON THE WAY | 12 |
GOT A GOOD START | 11 |
HAVE STARTED | 11 |
CAN SEE DAYLIGHT | 10 |
GOT STARTED | 10 |
OVER THE WORST | 10 |
STARTED | 10 |
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING | 9 |
ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING | 8 |
HALFWAY HOME | 8 |
ON OUR WAY | 8 |
ARE ON THE RUN | 7 |
GETTING THERE | 7 |
HAVE GOT A GOOD START | 7 |
ARE HALFWAY | 6 |
ARE OVER THE HURDLE | 6 |
GOT A START | 6 |
GOT THIS FAR | 6 |
MAKING HEADWAY | 6 |
ARE HALFWAY THROUGH | 5 |
HALFWAY THERE | 5 |
HALFWAY THROUGH | 5 |
HAVE GOT A START | 5 |
MADE A GOOD START | 5 |
MAKING PROGRESS | 5 |
ARE GETTING THERE | 4 |
ARE GOING DOWNHILL | 4 |
ARE HALF DONE | 4 |
ARE HALFWAY THERE | 4 |
ARE ON THE WAY | 4 |
ARE OVER THE TOP | 4 |
ARE STARTED | 4 |
END IS IN SIGHT | 4 |
GOT OVER THE HUMP | 4 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST DONE | 4 |
OUT OF THE WOODS | 4 |
WORST IS DONE | 4 |
ACCOMPLISHED THIS MUCH | 3 |
ALMOST THERE | 3 |
ARE ALMOST THERE | 3 |
ARE MAKING HEADWAY | 3 |
ARE ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE | 3 |
ARE OUT OF THE WOODS | 3 |
ARE OVER THE WORST OF IT | 3 |
GOT A HEAD START | 3 |
GOT IT LICKED | 3 |
GOT THE WORST DONE | 3 |
GOT THE WORST OF IT DONE | 3 |
HALF-FINISHED | 3 |
HALFWAY | 3 |
HAVE BROKEN THE ICE | 3 |
HAVE DONE THE WORST | 3 |
HAVE GOT THAT MUCH DONE | 3 |
HAVE GOT THE BAD PART DONE | 3 |
HAVE MADE A BEGINNING | 3 |
HAVE MADE A DENT | 3 |
HAVE MADE A GOOD START | 3 |
MADE IT | 3 |
MADE PROGRESS | 3 |
NEARLY THROUGH | 3 |
ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE | 3 |
SEE THE END | 3 |
ABOUT DONE | 2 |
ARE ALMOST THROUGH | 2 |
ARE HALF THROUGH | 2 |
ARE HALFWAY DONE | 2 |
ARE MAKING PROGRESS | 2 |
ARE NEAR THE END | 2 |
ARE ON THE ROAD | 2 |
ARE OVER THE BRIDGE | 2 |
ARE OVER THE HARD PART | 2 |
ARE OVER THE ROUGH PART | 2 |
ARE WELL ON THE WAY | 2 |
COME A LONG WAY | 2 |
DONE THE WORST PART | 2 |
FINISHED THE HARD PART | 2 |
GOT IT MADE | 2 |
GOT THAT FAR | 2 |
GOT THE BIG PART DONE | 2 |
GOT THE HARDEST PART DONE | 2 |
GOT THE WORST PART DONE | 2 |
HALF DONE | 2 |
HALF THROUGH | 2 |
HAVE A GOOD START | 2 |
HAVE BEGUN | 2 |
HAVE BROKEN ITS BACK | 2 |
HAVE COME A LONG WAY | 2 |
HAVE GOT IT LICKED | 2 |
HAVE GOT IT MADE | 2 |
HAVE GOT MOST OF IT DONE | 2 |
HAVE GOT STARTED | 2 |
HAVE GOT THE HARD PART DONE | 2 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST PART DONE | 2 |
HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE HILL | 2 |
HAVE GOTTEN SOMEWHERE | 2 |
HAVE MADE A DENT IN IT | 2 |
HAVE MADE PROGRESS | 2 |
HEADED DOWN HILL | 2 |
MADE A BEGINNING | 2 |
MADE A DENT | 2 |
MADE A DENT IN IT | 2 |
MADE A GOOD BEGINNING | 2 |
MADE A SHOWING | 2 |
MADE AN EFFORT | 2 |
MADE HEADWAY | 2 |
OVER THE BUMP | 2 |
OVER THE WORST PART | 2 |
PASSED THE HALFWAY MARK | 2 |
PAST THE HALFWAY MARK | 2 |
THROUGH THE WORST OF IT | 2 |
TRIED | 2 |
WORST IS BEHIND US | 2 |
WORST IS OVER WITH | 2 |
WORST OF IT’S OVER | 2 |
WORST PART IS OVER | 2 |
“ARE OVER THE DOG, WE’LL GET OVER THE TAIL TOO” | 1 |
“I GOT OVER THE HEAD, I CAN GET OVER THE DOG’S TAIL” | 1 |
“REACHED THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, IT’LL BE DOWNHILL FROM HERE ON” | 1 |
ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING | 1 |
ACCOMPLISHED | 1 |
ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT DEAL | 1 |
ACCOMPLISHED A LOT | 1 |
ACCOMPLISHED THAT MUCH | 1 |
AHEAD OF THE GAME | 1 |
ALL DOWNHILL | 1 |
ALL DOWNHILL NOW | 1 |
ARE ALMOST FINISHED | 1 |
ARE CLOSE | 1 |
ARE GAINING | 1 |
ARE GAINING HEADWAY | 1 |
ARE GAINING ON IT | 1 |
ARE GETTING SOMEWHERE | 1 |
ARE HALF FINISHED | 1 |
ARE HEADED IN | 1 |
ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION | 1 |
ARE HOME FREE | 1 |
ARE IN SIGHT OF THE END | 1 |
ARE JUST ABOUT FINISHED | 1 |
ARE MOVING | 1 |
ARE NEARING THE END | 1 |
ARE NEARLY THERE | 1 |
ARE NOT BEATEN | 1 |
ARE ON A DOWNHILL DRAG | 1 |
ARE ON A DOWNHILL SLANT | 1 |
ARE ON OUR WAY HOME | 1 |
ARE ON THE DOWNHILL DRAW | 1 |
ARE ON THE EASY END | 1 |
ARE ON THE HOME STRETCH | 1 |
ARE ON THE MOVE TRACK | 1 |
ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK | 1 |
ARE ON THE RIGHT TRAIL | 1 |
ARE ON THE UP-GRADE | 1 |
ARE ON THE WAY HOME | 1 |
ARE ON THE WAY IN | 1 |
ARE ONE-HALFWAY DONE | 1 |
ARE OUT OF THE HARD PART | 1 |
ARE OUT THE HARD PART | 1 |
ARE OVER HALF DONE | 1 |
ARE OVER HALFWAY | 1 |
ARE OVER HALFWAY DONE | 1 |
ARE OVER THE BRINK | 1 |
ARE OVER THE DIVIDE | 1 |
ARE OVER THE HARDEST | 1 |
ARE OVER THE HARDEST PART | 1 |
ARE OVER THE ROCKY PART | 1 |
ARE OVER THE RUT | 1 |
ARE PAR | 1 |
ARE PAST THE HARD PART | 1 |
ARE PAST THE HUMP | 1 |
ARE PAST THE WORST | 1 |
ARE PRETTY NEAR FINISHED | 1 |
ARE PRETTY WELL DONE | 1 |
ARE PROGRESSING | 1 |
ARE SEEING THE END | 1 |
ARE STILL ALIVE | 1 |
ARE THAT FAR | 1 |
ARE THROUGH THE WOODS | 1 |
ARE THROUGH THE WORST | 1 |
ARE TIGHTENING IT UP | 1 |
ARE WELL ON OUR WAY | 1 |
ARE WENDING OUR WAY | 1 |
ARE WITH THAT | 1 |
AT LEAST WE’VE GOT THIS FAR | 1 |
BEGUN | 1 |
BIGGEST END IS SWUNG | 1 |
BIGGEST PART’S BEHIND US | 1 |
BROKE ITS BACK | 1 |
CAN BEGIN TO SEE DAYLIGHT | 1 |
CAN GET OUR BREATH | 1 |
CAN SEE OUR WAY CLEAR | 1 |
CAN SEE THE END OF IT | 1 |
CAN SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL | 1 |
CAN SEE THE FINISH | 1 |
CAN START TO SEE THE END | 1 |
COAST FROM NOW ON IN | 1 |
COME THIS FAR | 1 |
CONQUERED IT | 1 |
CONQUERED THE MAIN ISSUE | 1 |
DID MAKE A START | 1 |
DID THE HARDEST PART | 1 |
DON’T HAVE AS MUCH AS WHEN WE STARTED | 1 |
DONE DONE THE WORST PART | 1 |
DONE NOBLE | 1 |
DONE THE WORSE | 1 |
DONE THE WORST | 1 |
DOWNHILL FROM HERE | 1 |
END ISN’T FAR OFF | 1 |
FINISHED THE WORST | 1 |
FINISHED THE WORST OF IT | 1 |
GET STARTED | 1 |
GETTING PRETTY WELL ALONG | 1 |
GOING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE | 1 |
GONE THIS FAR | 1 |
GOOD START | 1 |
GOT A GOOD HEAD START | 1 |
GOT A START AT IT | 1 |
GOT AROUND THE CORNER | 1 |
GOT GOING | 1 |
GOT HER WHIPPED NOW | 1 |
GOT IT | 1 |
GOT IT COMING OUR WAY | 1 |
GOT IT GOING OUR WAY NOW | 1 |
GOT IT KNOCKED | 1 |
GOT IT PRETTY NEAR LICKED | 1 |
GOT IT STARTED | 1 |
GOT IT WHERE THE HAIR IS SHORT | 1 |
GOT IT WHIPPED | 1 |
GOT MOST OF IT DONE | 1 |
GOT MOST OF IT TOGETHER | 1 |
GOT OVER THE HARDEST PART OF IT | 1 |
GOT OVER THE HILL | 1 |
GOT OVER THE TOP | 1 |
GOT OVER THE WORST | 1 |
GOT PART OF IT DONE | 1 |
GOT SO FAR | 1 |
GOT SOME OF IT DONE | 1 |
GOT SOMEWHERE | 1 |
GOT THE BAD PART DONE | 1 |
GOT THE BEST OF IT | 1 |
GOT THE BIG END BEHIND US | 1 |
GOT THE BIG PART LICKED | 1 |
GOT THE BIGGEST END DONE | 1 |
GOT THE BIGGEST JOB OVER | 1 |
GOT THE BIGGEST PART DONE | 1 |
GOT THE BIGGEST PART FINISHED | 1 |
GOT THE EASIEST COMING | 1 |
GOT THE HARD PART BEHIND ME–THE REST OF IT’S A PUD | 1 |
GOT THE HARD PART FINISHED | 1 |
GOT THE HARDEST THING DONE | 1 |
GOT THE MAJORITY DONE | 1 |
GOT THE TOUGH PART DONE | 1 |
GOT THE WORSE OF IT OVER | 1 |
GOT THE WORST OF IT BEHIND US | 1 |
GOT THE WORST OF IT OVER | 1 |
GOT THE WORST OVER | 1 |
GOT THE WORST OVER WITH | 1 |
GOT THE WORST PART OVER | 1 |
GOT THROUGH THE WORST OF IT | 1 |
GOTTEN OVER THE HILL | 1 |
GOTTEN OVER THE ROUGH PART | 1 |
GOTTEN OVER THE ROUGH PARTS | 1 |
GOTTEN OVER THE WORST | 1 |
GOTTEN THE WORST OUT OF THE WAY | 1 |
GOTTEN THIS FAR | 1 |
HALF-LICKED | 1 |
HALFWAY DONE | 1 |
HARD PART IS DONE | 1 |
HARD PART IS OVER | 1 |
HARD PART OF IT’S OVER | 1 |
HARD PART’S BEHIND US | 1 |
HARDEST IS OVER | 1 |
HARDEST IS PAST | 1 |
HARDEST PART IS DONE | 1 |
HAVE A START | 1 |
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A GOOD BIT | 1 |
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IT | 1 |
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS | 1 |
HAVE COME A LONG WAYS | 1 |
HAVE COME THIS FAR | 1 |
HAVE COMPLETED THAT MUCH | 1 |
HAVE CONQUERED THE HURDLE | 1 |
HAVE COVERED A LOT OF TERRITORY | 1 |
HAVE CROSSED THE BRIDGE | 1 |
HAVE DID THE HARDEST PART | 1 |
HAVE DONE THE HARD PART | 1 |
HAVE DONE THE WORSE PART | 1 |
HAVE DONE THE WORSE PART OF IT | 1 |
HAVE FINISHED PART OF IT | 1 |
HAVE FINISHED THAT MUCH | 1 |
HAVE GONE HALFWAY | 1 |
HAVE GONE OVER THE HARDEST PART | 1 |
HAVE GONE THIS FAR | 1 |
HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WORST | 1 |
HAVE GOT ALL DOWNHILL | 1 |
HAVE GOT BIG PART DONE | 1 |
HAVE GOT HALFWAY | 1 |
HAVE GOT IT GOING | 1 |
HAVE GOT MOST OF IT BEHIND US | 1 |
HAVE GOT OVER THE HUMP | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE BETTER OF IT | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE BIG PART DONE | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE BIGGEST PART OF IT DONE | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE HARD PART THROUGH | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE JOB HALF DONE | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE MAJORITY BEHIND US | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE ROUGHEST BEHIND US | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST OF IT DONE | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST OVER WITH | 1 |
HAVE GOT THE WORST UNDER OUR BELT | 1 |
HAVE GOT THIS FAR | 1 |
HAVE GOTTEN HALFWAY | 1 |
HAVE GOTTEN MOST OF IT | 1 |
HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE HUMP | 1 |
HAVE GOTTEN SO FAR | 1 |
HAVE HALFWAYS DONE | 1 |
HAVE HIT THE PEAK | 1 |
HAVE HOPES OF FINISHING | 1 |
HAVE IT MADE NOW | 1 |
HAVE MADE A GOOD BEGINNING | 1 |
HAVE MADE A SHOWING | 1 |
HAVE MADE A STAB AT IT | 1 |
HAVE MADE A TRY AT IT | 1 |
HAVE MADE AN EFFORT | 1 |
HAVE MADE FRIENDS | 1 |
HAVE MADE HEADWAY | 1 |
HAVE MADE IT SO FAR | 1 |
HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR | 1 |
HAVE MADE SOME HEADWAY | 1 |
HAVE MADE THE HEADWAY | 1 |
HAVE MANAGED THIS FAR | 1 |
HAVE MOST OF IT DONE | 1 |
HAVE PASSED THE PEAK | 1 |
HAVE STARTED GOOD | 1 |
HAVE STARTED WELL | 1 |
HAVE SUCCEEDED | 1 |
HAVE THE BULK BEHIND US | 1 |
HAVE THE HARDEST DONE | 1 |
HAVE THE MOST OF IT DONE | 1 |
HAVE THE TOUGHEST END DONE | 1 |
HAVE THE WORST PART DONE | 1 |
HAVE TRIED | 1 |
IN THE CLEAR | 1 |
IN THE SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH | 1 |
IN THE STRETCH | 1 |
IT’LL BE DOWNHILL FROM NOW ON | 1 |
IT’S ALL DOWNHILL | 1 |
IT’S DOWNHILL | 1 |
IT’S DOWNHILL FROM HERE | 1 |
IT’S DOWNHILL FROM HERE ON IN | 1 |
IT’S JUST A DOWNHILL | 1 |
IT’S WELL ON THE WAY TO COMPLETION | 1 |
ITS BACK IS BROKEN | 1 |
JOB WELL BEGUN IS A JOB HALF DONE | 1 |
LICKED IT | 1 |
LONG SHOT | 1 |
MADE A BIG DENT IN IT | 1 |
MADE A GOOD START ON IT | 1 |
MADE A MARK | 1 |
MADE GOOD HEADWAY | 1 |
MADE GOOD PROGRESS | 1 |
MADE SOME HEADWAY | 1 |
MADE SOME PROGRESS | 1 |
MADE THE FIRST COURSE | 1 |
MADE THE START | 1 |
MAIN JOB’S DONE | 1 |
MOST DIFFICULT PART IS DONE | 1 |
NEARING THE END | 1 |
NEARLY FINISHED | 1 |
NEARLY HOME | 1 |
NEARLY THERE | 1 |
NOT MUCH LONGER | 1 |
ON FIRST BASE | 1 |
ON THE DOWNGRADE | 1 |
ON THE DOWNHILL GRADE | 1 |
ON THE DOWNHILL HAUL | 1 |
ON THE DOWNHILL PULL | 1 |
ON THE DOWNWARD GRADE | 1 |
ON THE HOMESTRETCH | 1 |
ON THE RIGHT TRACK | 1 |
ON THE RUN | 1 |
ON THE WAY TO COMPLETION | 1 |
ON THE WAY TO THE END | 1 |
OVER THE BAD PART | 1 |
OVER THE HARD PART | 1 |
OVER THE HURDLE | 1 |
OVER THE PEAK | 1 |
OVER THE ROUGH SPOTS | 1 |
OVER THE TOP | 1 |
OVER THE WORST HUMP | 1 |
OVER THE WORST OF IT | 1 |
PART DONE | 1 |
PART OF THE WAY | 1 |
PASSED THE CRISES | 1 |
PASSED THE HILL | 1 |
PASSED THE PEAK | 1 |
PASSED THE STORM | 1 |
PROGRESSING | 1 |
REACH THE END AFTER A WHILE | 1 |
REACHED THE HALFWAY MARK | 1 |
REACHED THE POINT WHERE THE WORST IS DONE | 1 |
ROUGH IS OVER | 1 |
ROUGHEST ROAD IS BEHIND | 1 |
SEE THE LIGHT | 1 |
SEE THE ROAD | 1 |
SEEING THE END OF THE ROAD | 1 |
SLOPE OFF | 1 |
STARTED ANYHOW | 1 |
STARTED DOWN THE LINE | 1 |
STARTED IT | 1 |
THAT MUCH IS BEHIND US | 1 |
THROUGH THE HARD PART | 1 |
THROUGH WITH THE HARD PART | 1 |
THROUGH WITH THE WORST | 1 |
THROUGH WITH THE WORST OF IT | 1 |
TIGHTENING IT UP | 1 |
TURNED THE CORNER | 1 |
WE’RE ALMOST FINISHED | 1 |
WE’RE ON OUR WAY HOME | 1 |
WELL BEGUN | 1 |
WELL BEGUN IS HALF DONE | 1 |
WELL ON OUR WAY | 1 |
WILL BE GOING DOWNHILL | 1 |
WILL BE SLIDING HOME | 1 |
WILL MAKE IT | 1 |
WILL PROBABLY GET IT DONE | 1 |
WORST IS BEHIND | 1 |
WORST IS PAST | 1 |
WORST OF IT’S DONE | 1 |
WORST PART OF IT’S DID | 1 |
WORST PART OF IT’S OVER | 1 |
WORST PART’S OVER | 1 |
WORST’S BEHIND US | 1 |
WORST’S OVER | 1 |
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