bumpy road

collocation in English

meaningsofbumpyandroad

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bumpy
adjective
uk
/ˈbʌm.pi/us
/ˈbʌm.pi/
not ...
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road
noun[C or U]
uk
/rəʊd/us
/roʊd/
a long, hard surface built for vehicles to ...
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(Definition ofbumpyandroadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbumpy road

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Hiking in the energy landscape in sequence space : abumpyroadto good folders.
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However, there is still a prettybumpyroadahead.
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It is useless providing modern plush factories if access to them is via abumpyroad.
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He said that abumpyroadwould be ahead of us.
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It is almost as if we had an old car on abumpyroad, without shock absorbers.
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I suspect that there is abumpyroadto travel before the merger is consummated, if it happens.
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Because of the long,bumpyroad, recreational vehicles and truck/trailer combinations are not recommended.
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The narrow andbumpyroadran along the foot of a rock.
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Imagine what it is like to have a haemorrhage and be on abumpyroadin an ambulance hoping to get to a general hospital in time.
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He is thrown into the back of a prison van and driven on abumpyroad, aggravating his brain injury and resulting in his death.
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You will need a 4x4 car to visit these places, there are several river-crossings and reallybumpyroadon the way.
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