1. a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; - Example: "we had a hard time getting here" - Example: "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers" [syn: hard time, rough sledding]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rough sledding
n 1: a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a
hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding
for handset makers" [syn: hard time, rough sledding]