rocky road
noun
: a difficult time
He knew he had a long rocky road ahead of him if he wanted to become a doctor.
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It’s been a rocky road over the past few years for the law enforcement drama.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 29 May 2025
And to pull the camera back a little to get the entire Boston sports market into the picture, the Celtics may have some company on that rocky road.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And as for solving the problem of high drug costs, Pritzker’s proposal for a new bureaucracy empowered to set maximum prices faces a rocky road in Illinois and in other states that are trying it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
John Cena’s shocking beatdown of Cody Rhodes may have been the major talking point out of WWE’s Elimination Chamber premium live event on Saturday night, but fans saw two returns as well signifying a rocky road to WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas next month.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 29 May 2025
And to pull the camera back a little to get the entire Boston sports market into the picture, the Celtics may have some company on that rocky road.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 17 May 2025
And as for solving the problem of high drug costs, Pritzker’s proposal for a new bureaucracy empowered to set maximum prices faces a rocky road in Illinois and in other states that are trying it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
John Cena’s shocking beatdown of Cody Rhodes may have been the major talking point out of WWE’s Elimination Chamber premium live event on Saturday night, but fans saw two returns as well signifying a rocky road to WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas next month.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Rocky road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky%20road. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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