Bad patch
noun
a period of poor luck
examples
their marriage has h-t a bad patch.
historical examples
giving up the bad patch as hopeless, i would go on and, after i had left it behind, discover the dynamite capable of blasting it.
the life of the fly j. henri fabre
it was just a bad patch, the kind of thing that happens when people who love each other stop paying attention for a few years.
little brother cory doctorow
noun phrase
a period of difficulty, suffering, etc: you went through a real bad patch, a shaky time (1920s+ british)
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- Bad press
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- Bad rap
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- Bad sort, a
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- Bad-tempered
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