a bumpy ride



a bumpy ride

A tough time. If you think going to graduate school while working a full-time job is easy, you're in for a bumpy ride!
See also: ride

a bumpy/rough ride

a difficult time Government plans to cut sick pay had a rough ride in the House of Commons. The construction industry is in for a bumpy ride next year.
See also: ride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LinnLINSwedish, Norwegian
Luka-Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Deorwine-Anglo-Saxon
Yaqoob-Arabic
Tenskwatawa-Native American, Shawnee
Isabelleee-za-BEL (French), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-sah-BEL-lə (Dutch)French, English, German, Dutch