Idiom
have a rough time of it
Meaning
To have many problems; to have a difficult time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is having a rough time of it lately.”
“After losing her job and moving to a new city, she is really having a rough time of it.”
“Although he rarely complained, it was evident to his colleagues that he was having a rough time of it while managing the project alone.”
Examples
simple
“He is having a rough time of it lately.”
contextual
“After losing her job and moving to a new city, she is really having a rough time of it.”
complex
“Although he rarely complained, it was evident to his colleagues that he was having a rough time of it while managing the project alone.”
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