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
Archana	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Voitto	VOYT-to	Finnish
Duff	[dʌf]
ViltĖ	-	Lithuanian
Ceinwen	-	Welsh
Ermenegilda	-	Italian (Rare)