Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū troubled times
- 今年真是多事之秋,家里(裡)接二连(連)三地出事。 Jīnnián zhēnshì duō shì zhī qiū,jiā li jiē èr lián sān de chūshì. This year we've had really troubled times - our family has had one problem after another.