TO GO THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH

TO GO THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH ENG: to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life. RUS: переживать нелёгкие времена. No one really knows, but Pam’s parents are going through a bit of a rough patch in their marriage. My dad spent the night at our place last night. My parents have been fighting for weeks and it kinda sucks. More examples: Andy’s going through a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce. If a business is going through a rough patch, it is failing, dwindling, undergoing major structural changes or suffering from stagnation and weak growth. The family business was going through a rough patch. Her business has been going through a bit of a rough patch lately. If things don’t pick up soon, she might have to close shop. If a marriage is in the midst of a period of hardship, it is going through a rough patch and might end in divorce. Our marriage went through a rough patch after Frank lost his job, but now, we love each other more than ever. You can also say that someone or something hits a rough patch or hits a bad patch if they start to experience problems. Any artist with a successful career sometimes hits a rough patch.