🗓️ Idiom: A Bumpy Ride (n)
💬 Meaning
- A period of time that is full of problems or difficulties.
- It means experiencing trouble or instability, especially during a business change.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Switching to a new supplier gave the company a bumpy ride, but things are better now.
- The restructuring caused a bumpy ride for the HR team in the first few months.
- It was a bumpy ride at the start, but the new workflow eventually paid off.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the experience of riding in a vehicle over an uneven surface. In business, it’s often used to describe a process or change that includes many challenges or problems.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Launching the new customer service system was __________ with technical issues and delays.
Answer
a bumpy ride
2. Choose the correct meaning of “a bumpy ride”:
A) A time of smooth progress
B) A relaxed process
C) A time full of challenges or instability
D) A successful launch
Answer
C) A time full of challenges or instability
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“The business experienced many issues when making the change.” → Change the sentence using: a bumpy ride
Answer
The business had a bumpy ride when making the change.