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Apr 18, 2015 · <<The stone of the Porta Nigra is not as smoothed over as the stone of the Colosseum or the Theater of Marcellus; it's left in a much more rough state>>. Now, according to my English grammar book, single-syllable adjectives and two-syllable adjectives ending with "y", "er", "le" or "ow" take the suffix -er to form the comparative.
Nov 23, 2017 · In talking about people, "rough" usually means "not polished; crude; not sophisticated". In talking about people, "tough" usually means "able to endure a lot". 黄泉导游 said: "rough " and "tough" have the similar meaning "violent，use much force". Neither word usually means that. But it is possible in some sentences.
Mar 27, 2018 · Mar 27, 2018. #1. In British English there is an expression 'a bit of rough'. Usually it refers to the desire of a sophisticated woman to have a liaison with a man whom she perceives to be lower on the social scale than she is. It is likely that he will be a manual worker and therefore have rough hands and probably rough manners. bit of rough. 1.
May 8, 2008 · Hi everyone, "Who else am I gonna lean on when times get rough" This is a sentence in the "Mariah Carey - We Belong Together " song.
Oct 27, 2019 · An estimation (countable) is what you come up with as a result of that process. Arguably “rough” is redundant in that an estimate/estimation is by definition only approximate, but it’s perfectly idiomatic. Lexico definitions: ESTIMATE . An approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
Oct 16, 2006 · Senior Member. Los Angeles, California. English, USA. Oct 13, 2010. #19. I've heard "you look a little rough around the edges" to mean unwell or even suffering from a hangover. "You're a little rough around the edges" would have the "unrefined" meaning for me but "You look..." changes the meaning for me.
Aug 19, 2006 · Aug 19, 2006. #2. I've actually heard the expression " rough as a cob ", meaning " very unpleasant ".
Sep 29, 2021 · Sep 29, 2021. #1. ...Under Marvin’s tutelage, twenty-five-year-old Reggie took over as body man, and though he had a rough go of it at first —somehow managing to forget my briefcase in Miami and my suit jacket in New Hampshire during the same week—his serious work ethic and goofy good humor quickly made him a favorite of everyone on the ...
Aug 30, 2017 · Assamese -India. Aug 30, 2017. #4. Barque said: I understood it because of the context. Without context, (and perhaps even with, sometimes) people wouldn't understand it - they'd think it meant rough as in "angry" or "rude". He will explain it to you in detail. (not details) You could possibly use "detailed conversation" but you haven't given ...
May 25, 2010 · Can I say ' rough date' when I don't the exact date, but knows approximate date? For example, I don't remember the exact date, but I know the rough date...
