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
Calfuray	kal-foo-RAW-ee	Native American, Mapuche
Gopala	-	Hinduism
Radhika	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Tijn	-	Dutch
Anthelm	-	Ancient Germanic
Lin	-	Chinese