rough it

1. Do without the usual comforts and conveniences, as in We spent our vacation roughing it in a log cabin. This idiom was first recorded in 1768. Mark Twain used it as the title of an account of his experiences in Nevada (Roughing It, 1872).

Example Sentences

"That was rough... it is terrifying."

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"In the rough it's hard to tell. From what I looked at very briefly on the video, it looked like it was very difficult to see if the ball was moving," the world number one said.

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For those campers willing to rough it a bit, it’s an A-plus choice.

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"I don't think you can realize how rough it is, how devastating is until you see it," Trump said.

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“I don’t think you can realize how how rough it is, how devastating it is, until you see it,” he said.

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