| 词汇 | cutting up rough |
| 释义 | (redirected from cutting up rough)cut up roughTo behave in an angry and perhaps violent manner. Don't leave those guys alone together—they've been known to cut up rough when they disagree with each other. cut up roughBRITISH, INFORMALIf someone cuts up rough, they suddenly become extremely angry or violent. Take someone with you in case he cuts up rough. cut up roughbehave in an aggressive, quarrelsome, or awkward way. British informalCut up is here being used in the sense of ‘behave’. The phrase cut up rough is used by Dickens and the variant cut up savage (now no longer in use) by Thackeray. 1998 Spectator The jury, knowing full well that Clodius' supporters could cut up rough, asked for and received state protection. cut up ˈrough/ˈnasty(informal) behave or react in an angry, bad-tempered or violent way: I didn’t want to ask Joe for money, but Billy had cut up rough when I couldn’t pay him back. |
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