tough going

Noun

Meaning

tough going

(idiomatic) A difficult situation

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

It was tough going to school in the day and traveling to games at night. Sometimes we would get back about midnight. I never went to dances or hung around with girls. Hockey was the first thing. Guy Lafleur

You either go along with the system - conform to what is expected to be a hit - or you have very tough going. Budd Schulberg

Close letter words and terms

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