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Meanings of rough-and-tumble in English
Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules.
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Usage of rough-and-tumble in English
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So much about this young, rough-and-tumble country reminded me of my own.
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It also kept him attuned to the rough-and-tumble of the criminal marketplace.
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Even when these were prohibited the game was of a rough-and-tumble variety.
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The rough-and-tumble aspect of playing with colour is not for shrinking violets.
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But Patsy was a rushing, rough-and-tumble saloon-fighter, while Watson was a boxer.
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In spite of his fat the gambler was a rough-and-tumble fighter of parts.
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It's the best weapon in the world at this sort of rough-and-tumble work.
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It's not great tennis out there; more a rough-and-tumble street brawl.
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Those were the years when the Baltimore department was truly rough-and-tumble.
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Finally, after a rough-and-tumble journey through the planetary atmosphere, a red chute deployed.
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Otherwise, silence. In the rough-and-tumble world of boxing, it was an everyday exchange.
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I guess you didn't scramble up in this rough-and-tumble West like I did.
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Robbins, a good rough-and-tumble reporter, but lacking the delicate touch, began to speak.
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All at once, their lives became a blur of rough-and-tumble villages.
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Paul Maddox has had a rough-and-tumble year since I left.
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Another was academics: far too thin-skinned and unworldly for the rough-and-tumble of political life.