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.

• shirt-lifter
• shit a brick
• shit-eating grin
• shit hits the fan
• Shit or get off the can!
• Shit or get off the pot!
• shit out of
• hold on to something for dear life
• hold out
• hold out an olive branch
• hold out on
• hold out on someone
• hold out something
• hold over
• hold own
• hold promise
• hold someone at arm's length
• hold someone in check
• hold someone over
• hold someone's feet to the fire
• hold someone's hand
• hold someone to
• hold someone to ransom
• hold someone to something
• hold something against