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have a rough time of it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
have a rough -time of it
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have many problems; to have a difficult time.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

has a rough time of it (present, singular) having a rough time of it (participle, present) had a rough time of it (participle, past) had a rough time of it (past)

Synonyms

have a bad time of it have a poor time of it

Questions

What does have a rough time of it mean?
To have many problems; to have a difficult time.

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