op ad bakke

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Danish

Adjective

op ad bakke

  1. difficult
    • 2008, Mandual - Bogen om det mænd vil være bedst til, Clockwise, →ISBN, page 272:
      Uden kajakken er man solgt som stanglakrids, og uden pagajen er det også op ad bakke – med mindre naturligvis man har hænder som sneskovle.
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Adverb

op ad bakke

  1. uphill
    • 2013, Jesper Juul, Familier med kronisk syge børn, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Situationen kan sammenlignes med en lastbil, der kører op ad bakke med overlæs og hvor motoren brænder sammen.
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    Vi gik op ad bakke i en time.
  2. Denoting difficulty.
  3. (rare) Denoting success.
    • 1980, Kirsten Hoffmann, Kvinde--i mænds verden:
      Det tog mig mere end et år at komme ovenpå. Den dag, det begyndte at gå op ad bakke igen, husker jeg, som var det igår.
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    • 2016, Jesper Wamsler, Kaninmassakren, Art People, →ISBN:
      At nu ville det vende, nu ville det gå op ad bakke, eller i hvert fald fremad.
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