March 27, 2026
📖 Learn how to play| PATES | → | TAPES |
| LORIC | → | ROIL |
| SNAIL | → | NAILS |
| CROWE | → | ROWER |
| BELTS | → | BLEST |
| MELAN | → | LEMAN |
🖼 A snail in a rowing boat working very hard against the current
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verb phrase
Working against a current or opposing force; making progress through significant effort or resistance, often feeling like an uphill struggle.
Example: "Trying to introduce change in that old company felt like rowing upstream against years of tradition."