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
Thankarat	-	Ancient Germanic
MiŁOsz	MEE-wawsh	Polish
Alexius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Krister	-	Swedish
Mtendere	mten-DAY-ray	Southern African, Chewa
Joep	YOOP	Dutch