in the rough

in the rough
phrasal
1. : in a crude, unfinished or uncultivated state : unpolished

a diamond in the rough

the boy will go far, but he's in the rough now — Agnes S. Turnbull

2. : in the ordinary everyday state : under informal conditions

you must take us in the rough

eating fried chicken in the rough

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1) in a natural state; without decoration or other treatment

a diamond in the rough

2) in difficulties

even before the recession hit, the project was in the rough

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in the rough
chiefly US : in an unfinished or rough state

Some of the turquoise is polished and some is in the rough. [=not polished]

He admired the beauty of nature in the rough.

— see also ↑diamond in the rough
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Main Entry: ↑rough

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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