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Discover Ludwig"a rocky patch" is a perfectly correct phrase in written English.
It can be used when referring to a period of time that is difficult or challenging. For example, "I'm going through a rocky patch in my relationship right now."
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She lived on a rocky patch of land.
Heppner has emerged from a rocky patch with his voice in better shape than ever.
If he's right, U.S.-Chinese relations could start to enter a rocky patch.
Andy is going through a rocky patch with his girlfriend Becky.
Mrs. Wang admits her marriage hit a rocky patch around that time.
– or hand it over now, to tide the kids through a rocky patch.
Whenever a President hits a rocky patch, sooner or later the knives come out for his close advisers.
It hit a rocky patch recently, but the latest reports are that it is back in the black.
From La Madera, a beachside walkway cuts through a rocky patch of coastline and leads into town.
STOCKMARKETS Wall Street hit a rocky patch: the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by 295 points on February 18th and ended the week down by 3.2%.
But the romance has hit a rocky patch: witness the difficulty in scheduling a first visit to Pakistan by Xi Jinping, China's president.
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