bad patch
Frequency: 7.010.9 per million words
A period of difficulty or misfortune.
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- The company went through a bad patch financially, but is now recovering.
- After losing his job, he hit a bad patch and struggled to find new work.
- Every relationship has its bad patches; it's about how you overcome them.
- She's been going through a bad patch since her grandmother passed away.
- Despite the bad patch, the team remained optimistic about the season.
- Many small businesses experienced a bad patch during the economic downturn.
- I hope this bad patch of luck ends soon, I'm tired of things going wrong.
- He admitted he was in a bad patch emotionally and needed some time off.
- It's normal to have a bad patch in your career, the key is to learn from it.
- The restaurant had a bad patch after a negative review, but improved its service.