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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rough ruffWords nearby rough
British Dictionary definitions for rough out (1 of 2)
rough out
verb (tr, adverb)
See rough (def. 33)
engineering
to machine (a workpiece, such as a casting or forging) with heavy cuts leaving a rough surface to be finished
British Dictionary definitions for rough out (2 of 2)
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 out (1 of 2)
rough out
Also, rough in. Prepare or indicate in unfinished form, as in He roughed out several plans for a merger, or They roughed in where the doors would go without checking with the architect. [Second half of 1700s]
Idioms and Phrases with rough out (2 of 2)
rough