rough patch

English

Noun

rough patch (plural rough patches)

  1. (idiomatic) a difficult or embattling period of one's life
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 22, in A Promised Land, Crown:
      It's in the nature of politics, and certainly the presidency, to go through rough patches – times when, because of a boneheaded mistake, an unforeseen circumstance, a sound but unpopular decision, or a failure to communicate – the headlines turn sour and the public finds you wanting.
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