"have a bad time of it" in Spanish
Definition
Pasar por una etapa difícil o desagradable, generalmente con muchos problemas o dificultades.
Usage Notes (Spanish)
Expresión informal, se refiere a atravesar dificultades continuas, no sólo momentos aislados. Se usa al hablar de problemas personales como emocionales, financieros o de salud.
Examples
He's having a bad time of it at his new job.
Él **lo está pasando mal** en su nuevo trabajo.
Many families had a bad time of it during the storm.
Muchas familias **lo pasaron mal** durante la tormenta.
She has had a bad time of it lately with her health.
Ella **lo ha estado pasando mal** últimamente con su salud.
We really had a bad time of it when the car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
Realmente **lo pasamos mal** cuando el coche se averió en medio de la nada.
I could tell she was having a bad time of it, even though she tried to hide it.
Podía notar que ella **lo estaba pasando mal**, aunque intentaba ocultarlo.
Between losing his job and getting sick, he's had a really bad time of it lately.
Entre perder su trabajo y enfermarse, él **lo ha pasado realmente mal** últimamente.