have a rough time

have a rough time (of it)

and have a tough time (of it)

to experience a difficult period. Since his wife died, Mr. Brown has been having a rough time of it. Be nice to Bob. He's been having a rough time at work.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ignatia	-	Late Roman
Matas	-	Lithuanian
Loreto	-	Italian, Spanish
Enosh	EE-nahsh (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Sylviane	-	French
Aristides	ah-ree-STEE-dhes (Spanish), ə-reesh-TEE-dəsh (Portuguese), ə-reesh-CHEE-jəsh (Brazilian Portuguese)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish, Portuguese