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"hit a rough patch" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to a difficult period of time in someone's life, career, or relationship. For example, "After the news broke, the company hit a rough patch, but we managed to pull through in the end."
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Rough patch.
A rough patch is a difficult or trying period.
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"Then we hit a rough patch.
Then he hit a rough patch.
But even the best relationships can hit a rough patch.
And Mr. Leder's personal life had hit a rough patch.
More recently, though, they'd hit a rough patch.
Women's professional sports have also hit a rough patch.
And they turn into stereotypes if they hit a rough patch.
By 1995, the 49-year-old Browns had hit a rough patch.
Some businesses hit a rough patch as the Greek debt crisis arose in February.
Loblaw hit a rough patch in the mid-2000s, when it briefly fell into loss.
Optimists argue that U.S.-Pakistani relations may have hit a rough patch, but they remain sound.
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