Idioms for rough
in the rough,
in a rough, crude, or unfinished state: The country has an exciting potential, but civilization there is still in the rough.
rough it,
to live without the customary comforts or conveniences; endure rugged conditions: We really roughed it on our fishing trip.
Origin of rough
before 1000; Middle English (adj. and noun); Old English
rūh (adj.); cognate with Dutch
ruig, German
rauh
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British Dictionary definitions for rough it
Derived forms of rough
roughness, nounWord Origin for rough
Old English
rūh; related to Old Norse
ruksa, Middle Dutch
rūge, rūwe, German
rauh
Idioms and Phrases with rough it (1 of 2)
rough it
Do without the usual comforts and conveniences, as in We spent our vacation roughing it in a log cabin. This idiom was first recorded in 1768. Mark Twain used it as the title of an account of his experiences in Nevada (Roughing It, 1872).
Idioms and Phrases with rough it (2 of 2)
rough