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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