Idioms

a lean patch

a lean patch

A period of failure, decline, or poor performance or results. Almost every new business experiences a lean patch at some point or another. Though the team has gone through a lean patch in recent years, they still have a very devoted fanbase. Ugh, we've lost so many clients this quarter—talk about a lean patch.

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"But most good players, except for the real greats, will have gone through a lean patch at some point," Boycott said.

"He's had a lean patch of late and he struggled against Pakistan's spinner Saeed Ajmal in the winter," Boycott added.

Boycott pep talk helped Bell ring up the runs against the Windies

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