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Phrase(s): (It) hasn’t been easy. [and] Things haven’t been easy.
Things have been difficult, but I have gotten through. • Bill: I’m so sorry about all your troubles. I hope things are all right now. Bob: It hasn’t been easy, but things are okay now. • John: How are you getting on after your dog died? Bill: Things haven’t been easy.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs