struggle bus

struggle bus

humorous A state in which one is struggling to deal with a particular situation or task or with life in general. Typically used in phrases like "on the struggle bus" and "riding the struggle bus." I've been riding the struggle bus this week at work. I've overslept every single day. You guys are really on the struggle bus, huh? Here, let me try opening that jar.
See also: bus, struggle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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struggle bus: slang; a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating.
If you're a parent, on the other hand, it is quite literally bad - a foreign language that leaves mums and dads 'riding the struggle bus', as their teen-talking kids might put it.
If you're a parent, on the other hand, it is quite literally bad - a foreign language that leaves mums and dads "riding the struggle bus", as their teen-talking kids might put it.
If you're a parent, on the other hand, it is bad - a foreign language that leaves mums and dads "riding the struggle bus", as their teen-talking kids might put it.