climb to

"He's going to have a long way to climb to take it down, so tell him good luck," he said.

Payne, a gifted lyricist and voracious listener, had a steeper climb to find his own sound.

But the company has a steep hill to climb to win back its reputation as one of America’s outstanding manufacturers.

In the meantime, the family tried to climb to the higher floors of the house.

Opponents have a very steep hill to climb to conquer Proposition 36.