Usually means: Difficult progress; challenging circumstances ahead.
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  1. rough sledding: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. rough sledding: Vocabulary.com
  3. rough sledding: Wiktionary
  4. rough sledding: Dictionary.com
  5. rough sledding: Rhymezone
  6. rough sledding: FreeDictionary.org
  7. rough sledding: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. rough sledding: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. rough sledding: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rough sledding)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A difficult period of time.

Similar:
hard sledding, sledding, sledging, sleighing, cold spell, crud, boilerplate, toboggan slide, skeed, sledgie, more...

Opposite:
smooth sailing, easy going, effortless, trouble-free

Types:
hard, arduous, taxing, tough, challenging, formidable, rigorous, more...

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Similar:
hard sledding, sledding, sledging, sleighing, cold spell, crud, boilerplate, toboggan slide, skeed, sledgie, more...

Opposite:
smooth sailing, easy going, effortless, trouble-free

Types:
hard, arduous, taxing, tough, challenging, formidable, rigorous, more...



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