Meanings
plural struggle buses
- slangA difficult situation.
to be on the struggle bus
5 more examples
riding/driving the struggle bus
“You're not answering me directly—I'm really on the struggle bus about this!” Jane exploded.
2012, Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield, Grail Mysterium: An Adventure on The Heights, →ISBN, page 69Wow, 4%, sweetie you're the captain of the struggle bus.
2016, Kate Grosshauser, The Diagnosis of a Break Up, →ISBN, page 50If low-back pain or sciatica has you constantly riding the struggle bus, you'll definitely want to start incorporating this pose morning, noon, and night.
2016, Candace Moore, Namaslay, →ISBNBut if I hadn't been driving the struggle bus, I probably would've derived some strange pleasure from this meeting. Sam and Matt were yelling at each other about structure versus style.
2017, Kate Canterbary, Preservation, →ISBN
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