1. if you do something in a rough and ready way, you do it quickly and without preparing it carefully.

I've done a rough and ready translation of the instructions. I hope it's clear enough.

2. not very polite or well educated.

Just a warning about the men who work for him, they're a bit rough and ready.

• have a finger in every pie
• have a finger in the pie
• have a finger on the button
• have a fit
• have a foot in both camps
• have a free hand
• have a frog in throat
• have a frog in your throat
• have a good head on shoulders
• have a good head on your shoulders
• have a good mind
• have a good mind to do something
• have a good pair of lungs
• have a good run
• have a good run for money
• have a good run for your money
• have a good thing going
• have a grip on
• have a grip on something
• have a hand in
• have a hand in doing something
• have a hand in something
• have a hard time
• have a hard time doing something
• have a hard time of it