From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha bumpy ridea bumpy rideinformalPROBLEM if something has a bumpy ride, it experiences a lot of problems Shares had a bumpy ride yesterday, falling by an average of 15%. The new bill could be in for a bumpy ride when it is put before parliament. → ride
Examples from the Corpus
had a bumpy ride• Euro Disney had a bumpy ride as the market digested its results, sinking to a low of 813p down 35p.• The plant had had a bumpy ride since Cellatex was sold off by the chemicals giant Rhne-Poulenc in 1991.• Since the programme was announced in 1998, like previous eradication campaigns, it has had a bumpy ride. 