if the going gets rough
if the going gets rough
If things become too difficult or unpleasant to deal with; if it becomes too hard to keep carrying on. Everyone in our neighborhood is very close, so if the going gets rough for anyone, there's always someone to lend a hand. I trust you'll be able to handle this on your own, but give me a call if the going gets rough.
See also: get, going, if, rough
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- like pulling teeth
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- go from bad to worse
- learn (something) the hard way
- learn the hard way
- get (something) over with
- get it over with
- find (something) out the hard way
- hard way, the