Mary was failing math, but she is over the hump now.
John was very sick after his accident, hut he's over the hump.
When Mr. Smith was out of work it looked as if his family would have to go on relief, but they got over the hump.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
over the hump — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; past the crisis; out of danger. * /Mary was failing math, but she is over the hump now./ * /John was very sick after his accident, hut he s over the hump./ * /When Mr. Smith was out of work it … Dictionary of American idioms
over the hump — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; past the crisis; out of danger. * /Mary was failing math, but she is over the hump now./ * /John was very sick after his accident, hut he s over the hump./ * /When Mr. Smith was out of work it … Dictionary of American idioms
over the hump — (informal) Past the crisis or difficulty • • • Main Entry: ↑hump * * * over the worst or most difficult part of something * * * over the hump informal : past the most difficult part of something (such as a project or job) A few more months of… … Useful english dictionary
over the hump — ► over the hump informal past the most difficult part of something. Main Entry: ↑hump … English terms dictionary
Over the Hump — This article is about the music album. For the cargo resupply missions, see the Hump. Over the Hump Studio album by The Kelly Family … Wikipedia
over the hump — 1. mod. drug intoxicated. □ Bart is over the hump now. He is stoned. □ This stuff makes you sick at first. Then suddenly you are over the hump and floating. □ Things should be easy from now on. We are over the hump. □ When you get over the hump,… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 … New idioms dictionary
over the hump — past the difficult part, into an easier phase After saving $2000, I was over the hump. I could pay the tuition … English idioms
Over the hump — over the worst part or period of a difficult, dangerous, etc., time … Dictionary of Australian slang
over the hump — Australian Slang over the worst part or period of a difficult, dangerous, etc., time … English dialects glossary
