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Phrase(s): over the hump 1. Fig. over the hard part; past the midpoint. • Things should be easy from now on. We finally got over the hump. • When you get over the hump, life is much better. 2. intoxicated on drugs. • Harry is over the hump now. He is stoned. • This stuff makes you sick at first. Then suddenly you are over the hump and floating.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Past the most difficult part, as in She's over the hump with her dissertation; she'll soon be done. This expression alludes to a barrier that impedes progress. [Colloquial; 1920s]
American Heritage Idioms