However, the football team has hit a rough patch following its last championship in 1993.

My feet went out from under me like I'd hit a patch of ice.

It hit a patch of black ice, then a tree.

It hit a rough patch in the early 1990's, along with the rest of his empire.

But Saigo must have hit a patch of ice for he.

"We're likely going to see manufacturing production hit a soft patch for a couple of months."

He hit a patch of gravel and started to spin.

"Fell off the boat and hit a patch of hard water."

The market for recycled material has recently hit a bad patch with falling prices.