Idiom
rough patch
Meaning
A difficult or embattling period of one's life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Every relationship goes through a rough patch sometimes.”
“My business is going through a rough patch, but I am confident that things will improve soon.”
“Although their marriage hit a particularly rough patch during the winter, they worked together to rebuild their trust and eventually emerged stronger than before.”
Examples
simple
“Every relationship goes through a rough patch sometimes.”
contextual
“My business is going through a rough patch, but I am confident that things will improve soon.”
complex
“Although their marriage hit a particularly rough patch during the winter, they worked together to rebuild their trust and eventually emerged stronger than before.”
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