a rough ride

a rough ride
a bumpy/rough/easy, etc. ride INFORMAL
used to describe a situation that is dangerous, difficult, easy, etc.: »

Stocks could be in for a bumpy ride as Wall Street tries to guess the outcome of the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy meeting.

See also FREE RIDE(Cf. ↑free ride) noun
Main Entry: ride

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • (a) rough ride — a difficult time. Government plans to cut sick pay had a rough ride in the House of Commons. The construction industry is in for a bumpy ride next year …   New idioms dictionary

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  • rough — [rʌf] adjective 1. a rough figure or amount is not exact: • It is possible to give here only very rough figures. • I can only give you a rough estimate at this stage. 2. not finished: • a rough draft of the report 3 …   Financial and business terms

  • ride — ► VERB (past rode; past part. ridden) 1) sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle). 2) (usu. ride in/on) travel in or on a vehicle or horse. 3) travel over on horseback or on a bicycle or motorcycle: ride the scenic… …   English terms dictionary

  • ride — ride1 W2S2 [raıd] v past tense rode [rəud US roud] past participle ridden [ˈrıdn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(bicycle/motorbike)¦ 3¦(vehicle)¦ 4¦(in a lift)¦ 5¦(water/air)¦ 6 be riding high 7 let something ride …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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