falling on hard times
Hitting rough patches
Falling on hard times means experiencing a period of financial difficulty or misfortune.
The phrase implies a decline from better circumstances—someone who once had stability now struggles: After the factory closed, the whole town fell on hard times.
The expression treats hardship as something you land in, like a fall from grace.
- povertySevere lack of resources
- rock bottomLowest possible level
- despairTotal absence of hope
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
disaster · perseverance · unemployment · insolvency · misfortune · resourcefulness · destitution · down and out · austerity · eviction · scarcity · determination · picking up the pieces · debt · rebuilding · healing · fresh start · optimism
falling on hard timeshitting the jackpot
prospering · thriving · climbing the ladder · moving up in the world · getting ahead
falling on hard timesthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · prospering · doing well · riding high · sitting pretty
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