hacerse cuesta arriba
set phrase
1. to be difficult, to feel like an uphill struggle
difficult task
- Se me hace cuesta arriba levantarme tan temprano.Getting up so early is difficult for me.
- A Ana se le hizo cuesta arriba vivir sola.Living alone was an uphill struggle for Ana.
- El último tramo se nos hizo cuesta arriba.The last stretch was difficult for us.