have a rough time

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have a rough time (of it) and have a tough time (of it)

to experience a difficult period. Since his wife died, Mr. Brown has been having a rough time of it. Be nice to Bob. He's been having a rough time at work.

See also: have, rough, time

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``This bill will have a rough time getting out of House. BILL WOULD CANCEL CEMEX LEASE MCKEON ADMITS CHANCES OF PASSAGE SLIM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Over the next 12 months, bonds will have a rough time because of the increasing money supply happening here and abroad," says Lay. Rough ride to recovery: black-owned mutual funds brace for a bumpy ... by Sykes, Tanisha A. / Black Enterprise That said, high-end courses still have a rough time attracting golfers during the week. Corporate Cuts Drive Away Golf Business by BELGUM, DEBORAH / Los Angeles Business Journal More results

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``This bill will have a rough time getting out of House.

BILL WOULD CANCEL CEMEX LEASE MCKEON ADMITS CHANCES OF PASSAGE SLIM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Over the next 12 months, bonds will have a rough time because of the increasing money supply happening here and abroad," says Lay.

Rough ride to recovery: black-owned mutual funds brace for a bumpy ... by Sykes, Tanisha A. / Black Enterprise

That said, high-end courses still have a rough time attracting golfers during the week.

Corporate Cuts Drive Away Golf Business by BELGUM, DEBORAH / Los Angeles Business Journal

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