tsunami of challenges
- noun
- /tsuˈnɑːmi əv ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz/
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tsunami de desafíos
- After the merger, the company was hit by a tsunami of challenges that threatened its survival.
Examples
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When the project began, no one expected the tsunami of challenges that would soon follow.
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She managed to stay positive despite facing a tsunami of challenges during her studies.
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The team faced a tsunami of challenges during the project.
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After the earthquake, they encountered a tsunami of challenges.
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After the merger, the company was hit by a tsunami of challenges that threatened its survival.
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She managed to stay positive despite facing a tsunami of challenges during her studies.
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When the project began, no one expected the tsunami of challenges that would soon follow.
Antonyms
How Overwhelming
Surface Forms
Morphology
The metaphor maps 'tsunami' (a very large wave) onto quantity/intensity, so the phrase transparently signals a very large, overwhelming number of 'challenges' and can be directly inferred by someone who knows both constituent words. Wave/flood metaphors for large amounts are cross-linguistically common and the 'X of Y' compositional pattern is productive in English, making this phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Tsunami of challenges comes from the image of a huge sea wave. A tsunami is a sudden, giant wave that floods and destroys, so a tsunami of challenges means a sudden, overwhelming wave of challenges or problems that 'overwhelm' a person or group.