(as) rough as rawhide

(as) rough as rawhide

Very rough or coarse. Can be used both literally or figuratively. That road is rough as rawhide—my little car was bouncing all over the place! Whenever Dad spoke in a voice that was rough as rawhide, we knew we were in trouble.
See also: rough
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • rough in
  • rough stuff
  • a rough patch
  • a rough ride
  • rough
  • little
  • the
  • be out of here
  • rough as bags
  • lick