a lean patch

A period of failure, decline, or poor performance or results. Almost every new business experiences a lean patch at some point or another.

See also: lean, patch

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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"But most good players, except for the real greats, will have gone through a lean patch at some point," Boycott said.

"He's had a lean patch of late and he struggled against Pakistan's spinner Saeed Ajmal in the winter," Boycott added.

Boycott pep talk helped Bell ring up the runs against the Windies

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释义	a lean patch a lean patch A period of failure, decline, or poor performance or results. Almost every new business experiences a lean patch at some point or another. See also: lean, patch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: go through a lean patch have a lean patch lean incline forward quite a while lean in lean on lean on (someone or something) tide (one) over tide over References in periodicals archive "But most good players, except for the real greats, will have gone through a lean patch at some point," Boycott said. "He's had a lean patch of late and he struggled against Pakistan's spinner Saeed Ajmal in the winter," Boycott added. Boycott pep talk helped Bell ring up the runs against the Windies
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