hasn't been easy

(it) hasn't been easy

Said about a difficult or upsetting time in one's life. It hasn't been easy, so we're just trying to take it one day at a time right now. Hasn't been easy, but we'll survive.
See also: been, easy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(It) hasn't been easy.

 and Things haven't been easy.
Things have been difficult, but I have gotten through. Bill: I'm so sorry about all your troubles. I hope things are all right now. Bob: It hasn't been easy, but things are okay now. John: How are you getting on after your dog died? Bill: Things haven't been easy.
See also: been, easy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (it) hasn't been easy
  • hasn
  • as easy as taking candy from a baby
  • as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
  • easy peasy
  • be (as) easy as one-two-three
  • easy game
  • an easy berth
  • as clear as day
  • (as) clear as day
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Unlike the case of lung cancer, which strikes smokers 10 to 20 times more often than nonsmokers, pinning down risk factors for developing breast cancer hasn't been easy. With the exception of the rare and not able BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which lead to breast cancer for 85 out of every 100 carriers, no one risk factor proclaims dire consequences.
It hasn't been easy because I have had a couple of annoying injuries, but I am fully fit again now and ready to play.