in the rough


see diamond in the rough.

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How to use in the rough in a sentence

  • Cast me for the role of the rhinestone-in-the-rough or I don't go on exhibition.

  • It's beaten with a fork but eaten catch-as-catch-can, like chicken-in-the-rough.

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