be a rough trot

To be an especially difficult period or series of misfortune(s) or hardship(s). Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. It's certainly been a rough trot for the beleaguered celebrity family, as news of yet another scandal started hitting the media outlets this afternoon. Jake's chemotherapy was a really rough trot for a while there, but he seems to be handling it much better recently.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FerİT	-	Turkish
Regan	['ri:gən]
Sancha	SAHN-chah	Spanish
Karp	KAHRP	Russian
Eilert	AY-lert (Swedish)	Frisian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Yarona	-	Hebrew