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
Meginrat	-	Ancient Germanic
Iob	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Idwal	-	Welsh
Matilde	mah-TEEL-de (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Atkins	['ætkinz]
Angell	['eindʒəl]