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rough 1. adjective 1 unwell. Dialect US, 1883. 2 good. On the BAD (good) model UK, 2003. 3 excellent; fashionable, trendy US, 1963. 4 in lowball poker, unfavourable US, 1967 2. noun turbulent seas following a storm CANADA, 1979 3. verb 1 to rob someone with force or threat of force US, 1973. 2 to jostle or shove a member of a rival gang US, 1955.► rough itto have sex al fresco. To voluntarily go without such creature comforts as a bed UK, 2001.► rough it upin poker, to bet heavily US, 1979.► rough up the suspect(of a male) to masturbate US, 2001
idiomroughrough and ready1 very simple and basic, or made or done very quickly without much preparation:School exams are only a very rough and ready guide to a pupil's potential.I've just jotted down some rough and ready calculations, but I think they prove my point.2 used about someone who is not very polite or good at dealing with people:People know I'm kind of rough and ready, and I need a partner who's good at talking to people and getting the best deal.The group of men who entered looked rough and ready; unshaven or bearded with torn, dirty clothes.take the rough with the smoothto be willing to accept the unpleasant parts of a situation as well as the pleasant parts:I knew that I needed the press as much as they needed me, so I always treated journalists with respect and was happy to take the rough with the smooth.Company directors should take the rough with the smooth; they should be rewarded when things are going well, but also pay out when the company loses money. phraserough[roughed, roughed, roughing] rough in rough in sth • rough sth in to add something to a picture that you are drawing or painting, without showing all the exact details: You can see where the has artist roughed in another figure in the background.■ SIMILAR TO: sketch in rough out rough out sth • rough sth out BrE to draw or write something without including all the exact details: I sat down at my desk and began to rough out a poem. a diagram the engineer had roughed out on his notepad■ SIMILAR TO: sketch out rough up 1. rough up sb • rough sb up informal to attack someone and hurt them by hitting them: It wasn't worth the risk of being arrested and getting roughed up by the police.■ SIMILAR TO: beat up2. rough up sth • rough sth up to make the surface of something rough: Spread the cake with the buttercream and rough it up a little with a fork.
See:- (a little/bit) rough and ready
- (a little/bit) rough around the edge
- (a little/bit) rough around the edges
- (as) rough as rawhide
- a bit of rough
- a hard time
- a lick with the rough side of the tongue
- a raw/rough deal
- a rough diamond
- a rough passage
- a rough patch
- a rough ride
- a rough time
- a rough trot
- be a rough trot
- be rough on (someone or something)
- bit of rough
- cut up
- cut up rough
- cut up rough/nasty
- diamond in the rough
- diamond in the rough, a
- give (one) a bad time
- give (one) a hard time
- give (one) a rough ride
- give (one) a rough time
- give (one) an easy ride
- give (someone) the rough side of (one's) tongue
- give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time
- give someone the rough side of your tongue
- go through a rough patch
- have a rough patch
- have a rough ride
- have a rough time
- have a rough time (of it)
- have a rough trot
- have an easy ride
- have/give somebody a rough/an easy ride
- if the going gets rough
- in rough
- live rough
- live/sleep rough
- rough and ready
- rough and tumble
- rough around the edges
- rough as bags
- rough diamond
- rough edges
- rough idea
- rough in
- rough it
- rough justice
- rough on, be
- rough out
- rough sledding
- rough sleeper
- rough someone up
- rough stuff
- rough time
- rough trade
- rough up
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough-hewn
- roughhouse
- roughneck
- sleep rough
- take the rough with the smooth
- take the rough with the smooth, to
- the rough and tumble of (something)
- the rough edge of (one's) tongue
- the rough edge of your tongue
- the rough end of the pineapple
- the rough side of (one's) tongue
- when the going gets rough
- when the going gets tough
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