to have a rough time

  • 1have a rough time of it — have a rough time (of it) give (someone) a rough time to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them. She s had a rough time of it in prison …

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  • 2have a rough time — (of it) give (someone) a rough time to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them. She s had a rough time of it in prison …

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  • 3rough — [rʌf] adjective 1. a rough figure or amount is not exact: • It is possible to give here only very rough figures. • I can only give you a rough estimate at this stage. 2. not finished: • a rough draft of the report 3 …

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  • 4rough|ride — «RUHF RYD», intransitive verb, transitive verb, rode, rid|den, rid|ing. 1. to break in and ride (a rough, wild horse or horses). 2. to ride over or overcome by rough tactics: »Tough as they were, they were supposed to have a rough time with Army… …

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  • 5rough — rough1 W3S2 [rʌf] adj comparative rougher superlative roughest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not smooth)¦ 2¦(not exact)¦ 3¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 4¦(not gentle)¦ 5¦(town/area etc)¦ 6¦(weather/sea)¦ 7¦(voice/sound)¦ …

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  • 6rough — [[t]rʌ̱f[/t]] ♦♦♦ rougher, roughest, roughs, roughing, roughed 1) ADJ GRADED If a surface is rough, it is uneven and not smooth. His hands were rough and calloused, from years of karate practice... Grace made her way slowly across the rough… …

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  • 7rough — /rʌf / (say ruf) adjective 1. uneven from projections, irregularities, or breaks of surface; not smooth: rough boards; a rough road. 2. (of ground) wild; broken; covered with scrub, boulders, etc. 3. shaggy: a dog with a rough coat. 4. acting… …

  • 8rough — roughly, adv. roughness, n. /ruf/, adj., rougher, roughest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road. 2. shaggy or coarse: a dog with a… …

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  • 9rough — [[t]rʌf[/t]] adj. rough•er, rough•est, n. adv. v. 1) having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks 2) shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat[/ex] 3) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, stones …

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  • 10Rough — 1. severe, hard, or unpleasant: have a rough time of it ; 2. unpleasant or ugly: rough head ; 3. rough person; rowdy; 4. unreasonable demand or condition …

    Dictionary of Australian slang