rough ride
Jarring travel experience
A rough ride is a turbulent or uncomfortable journey—literally over uneven terrain, or figuratively through a difficult experience.
Someone facing challenges at work or in a relationship is in for a rough ride.
The phrase emphasizes that the difficulty will be sustained, not a single moment of hardship: The economy gave investors a rough ride last quarter.
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- bumpyUneven in surface
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
grueling · rocky road · taxing · turbulent · roller coaster · troublesome · struggle · white-knuckle · washboard · turmoil · hard time · adversity · upheaval · uphill battle · setback · lurching · choppy · crisis
- Ride Qualitysmoothness, comfort, handling, suspension, bumpy
rough ridesmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
easy ride · cakewalk · breeze · walk in the park · plain sailing
rough ridesmooth ride
Comfortable, uninterrupted travel
gentle ride · gliding motion · floating sensation · soft landing
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