[Literal Meaning]
pass/fortress/behead/general
to pass the fortress and kill those generals
[解释]
形容不断战胜对手与克服困难。
[Explanation]
to overcome all the difficulties on the way
[例子]
这个二十二岁的美女台球选手一路过关斩将，最后杀入了决赛。
[Example]
That 22-year-old pretty billiard player overcame all the difficulties and entered the final.
[英文等价词]
over the hump
