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HA! In fact, I had to explain to my 24-year-old co-worker the phrase, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
However, both her AND my 48-year-old co-workers say that in the example I gave of being done working in another 90 minutes, that I should say, " I only have 90 minutes left. It's all uphill from here."
So far, no one else here at work seems to side with them.
It depends on context. The OP is using the phrase in a context that means things will be easy.
You can also use contextual clues to figure out if someone means it in a negative way, i.e. "After Pitcher X left in the 7th inning, things went downhill from there". But that is not the exact phrase the OP was using.
If you've gotten most of your work done and you are past the midpoint hour of your work day then I would say that "it's all down hill from here".
If you have not produced, however, and there is still a ton to do before the end of your work day, you will "have an uphill battle" to get it all done by the end of your shift.
It depends on context. The OP is using the phrase in a context that means things will be easy.
You can also use contextual clues to figure out if someone means it in a negative way, i.e. "After Pitcher X left in the 7th inning, things went downhill from there". But that is not the exact phrase the OP was using.
Ugh, my mother held a get together with 4 relatives last night. I asked her to ask everyone WHICH phrase should be used.
She said it was unanimous in "It's all UPHILL from here."
That just sounds like a 100% fail rate.
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