酷(ひど)い目(め)

酷(ひど)い目(め) is a common expression for bad experiences.

Common patterns

• 酷(ひど)い目(め)に遭(あ)う: to have a terrible experience
• 酷(ひど)い目(め)を見(み)る: to experience something terrible
• 酷(ひど)い目(め)に遭(あ)わせる: to put someone through a terrible experience

Related words

• 痛(いた)い目(め)に遭(あ)う: to learn a painful lesson
• 嫌(いや)な思(おも)いをする: to have an unpleasant experience
• 苦(にが)い経験(けいけん): bitter experience

Writing

酷(ひど)い is often written in hiragana as ひどい.