(rough edge)
1give rough edge oftongue — If you give the (rough) edge of your tongue, you scold someone severely or speak to them very aggressively or rudely. My boss was so angry that I really got the rough edge of his tongue …
2the rough edge of one's tongue — the rough edge (or side) of one s tongue a scolding you two stop quarreling or you ll get the rough edge of my tongue …
3the rough edge (or side) of one's tongue — a scolding. → rough …
4the rough edge of one's tongue — ► the rough edge (or side) of one s tongue a scolding. Main Entry: ↑rough …
5Rough — Rough, a. [Compar. {Rougher}; superl. {Roughest}.] [OE. rou?, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r?h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r?h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. {Rug}, n.] 1. Having… …
6Rough and ready — Rough Rough, a. [Compar. {Rougher}; superl. {Roughest}.] [OE. rou?, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r?h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r?h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. {Rug}, n.] 1. Having… …
7Rough diamond — Rough Rough, a. [Compar. {Rougher}; superl. {Roughest}.] [OE. rou?, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r?h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r?h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. {Rug}, n.] 1. Having… …
8rough — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level. 2) not gentle; violent or boisterous: rough treatment. 3) (of weather or the sea) wild and stormy. 4) lacking sophistication or refinement. 5) not finished tidily; plain… …
9rough — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. b Tennis applied to the side of a racket from which the twisted gut projects. 2 (of ground, country, etc.) having many bumps, obstacles, etc. 3… …
10rough — adjective 1》 having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level. 2》 not gentle; violent or boisterous: rough treatment. ↘(of weather or the sea) wild and stormy. 3》 not finished tidily; plain and basic. ↘unsophisticated or… …
