Go through a bad patch British verb phrase
We can flexibly replace "bad" with other adjectives such as "difficult", "rough", "sticky" without changing the meaning.
If one goes through a bad patch, they experience a lot of trouble, difficulty, or hardship in a period of their life.
Our marriage are going through a bad patch.
Due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, his business has been going through a bad patch lately.
Our family has gone through a bad patch since my husband was laid off.
To punish someone or something harshly
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
The verb "go" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.