Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rough_sledding

1 sense of rough sledding

Sense 1
hard time, rough sledding -- (a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers")
       => difficulty -- (a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties")