obstacle course

American  

noun

1. a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.

2. Informal. an event, situation, course of action, or the like that presents many challenges or difficulties.

---

Example Sentences

Challenge him to produce a good time in an obstacle course, no problem.

From Los Angeles Times

When it takes years to approve new-home construction, a simple mortgage is a compliance obstacle course, and construction lending is suspect by default, a country gets exactly what the U.S. has now: too few homes, costly mortgages, and a market that has effectively shut out first-time home buyers.

From Barron's

Cali Splash Park at Castaic Lake: If hiking near Castaic Lake, the Cali Splash Park offers what’s essentially a massive bounce house and obstacle course in the middle of a lake, a memorable experience and fun surprise after an early morning hike.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a daily obstacle course to get through the world with kindness, compassion, understanding and equanimity.

From MarketWatch

And the range of abilities of people crammed onto the same run creates its own, unique kind of “obstacle course,” Miniutti said.

From Los Angeles Times