tough sledding

tough sledding
hard sledding & tough sledding
Fig. a very difficult time. •

They had some hard sledding when they were first married.

It was tough sledding for sure when our crops failed that year.

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See: HARD SLEDDING.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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