a rough time

A challenging period during which one struggles to do or cope with something. John went through a rough time after losing both his job and his wife during the same year. I had a rough time repairing the engine because it was so rusty, but I eventually got it running again.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dawson	DAW-sən	English
Maeve	MAYV	Irish, Irish Mythology
UrŠUla	-	Slovene
Iva (1)	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Careen	kə-REEN	English (Rare)
Sib	-	Bengali