uphill battle or uphill work means ‘hard work from start to finish’ It will be an uphill battle for John to quit smoking. Anything exclusive is “related to high-quality goods or services.” The new Moscow shopping center will be very exclusive.
For the upper hand, it means ‘dominant’ ‘advanced’ ‘competent’ ‘controllable’ As for Russia, Alexandra has the upper hand. Alexandra was brilliant, it’s a very high rise club with a small membership.
