rough-and-ready

Related to rough-and-ready: unambitious, call on, ameliorative, inconvenient, reassert, took over, scrutinised

(a little/bit) rough and ready

1. Unpolished, imperfect, or unkempt, but generally able or ready for use or action. This video is a bit rough and ready, but it's pretty close to what we want the finished product to look like. This old truck's a little rough and ready, but it's still the most reliable vehicle I've owned.

2. Somewhat lacking in refinement, sophistication, manners, etc. The workers on the oil rig are a little bit rough and ready, but they're good guys, every single one of them. Yeah, the diner is a little rough and ready, but I think that's what gives it its charm.

rough-and-ready

1. strong, active, and ready for anything. John is not exactly rough-and-ready, but he is a moderately good athlete. Ralph is very rough-and-ready, but his table manners are very bad.

2. Go to rough-and-tumble.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

(a little/bit) rough and ready
rough and ready
(a little/bit) rough around the edges
(a little/bit) rough around the edge
be ready to roll
get ready
raring
be raring to go
ready when you are
make ready to (do something)

References in periodicals archive

How long can the rough-and-ready car park that replaced the flattened frontages last, we wonder

BACK IN TIME THEN & NOW

And this rough-and-ready account of his exploits reveals a genuine talent for story-telling.

Great tales of adventure; WEEKEND: BOOKS

The effect--a self-aware but uncynical naivete reminiscent of late Philip Guston--is endearingly rough-and-ready, but this is not to say that the paintings aren't skillfully assembled.

Monique Prieto: Cheim & Read

The rough-and-ready Miami Jai-Alai is fairly close to the airport.

Horse Racing: Side Track: a trip to the Jai-Alai; ON THE RACING ROAD

Ms Eagle, now Pensions Minister, also said: "However, I suppose that a rough-and-ready calculation is precisely that, and one can always find anomalies."

Government failed to assess tax impact; Minister admits 'anomalies' in air tax system

There is a cwtch bar upstairs for a more intimate drink - - a great place for a quiet drink with a few friends - - while downstairs has a more rough-and-ready feel.

PUB SPY

There's an unrepentant glee in the band's rough-and-ready brand of speed metal, as well as a grunginess that keeps everything grounded while the guitars screech and the percussion taps out a thunderstorm.

'Speed' racer

词组	rough-and-ready
释义	rough-and-ready Related to rough-and-ready: unambitious, call on, ameliorative, inconvenient, reassert, took over, scrutinised (a little/bit) rough and ready 1. Unpolished, imperfect, or unkempt, but generally able or ready for use or action. This video is a bit rough and ready, but it's pretty close to what we want the finished product to look like. This old truck's a little rough and ready, but it's still the most reliable vehicle I've owned. 2. Somewhat lacking in refinement, sophistication, manners, etc. The workers on the oil rig are a little bit rough and ready, but they're good guys, every single one of them. Yeah, the diner is a little rough and ready, but I think that's what gives it its charm. See also: and, little, ready, rough Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rough-and-ready 1. strong, active, and ready for anything. John is not exactly rough-and-ready, but he is a moderately good athlete. Ralph is very rough-and-ready, but his table manners are very bad. 2. Go to rough-and-tumble. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: (a little/bit) rough and ready rough and ready (a little/bit) rough around the edges (a little/bit) rough around the edge be ready to roll get ready raring be raring to go ready when you are make ready to (do something) References in periodicals archive How long can the rough-and-ready car park that replaced the flattened frontages last, we wonder BACK IN TIME THEN & NOW And this rough-and-ready account of his exploits reveals a genuine talent for story-telling. Great tales of adventure; WEEKEND: BOOKS The effect--a self-aware but uncynical naivete reminiscent of late Philip Guston--is endearingly rough-and-ready, but this is not to say that the paintings aren't skillfully assembled. Monique Prieto: Cheim & Read The rough-and-ready Miami Jai-Alai is fairly close to the airport. Horse Racing: Side Track: a trip to the Jai-Alai; ON THE RACING ROAD Ms Eagle, now Pensions Minister, also said: "However, I suppose that a rough-and-ready calculation is precisely that, and one can always find anomalies." Government failed to assess tax impact; Minister admits 'anomalies' in air tax system There is a cwtch bar upstairs for a more intimate drink - - a great place for a quiet drink with a few friends - - while downstairs has a more rough-and-ready feel. PUB SPY There's an unrepentant glee in the band's rough-and-ready brand of speed metal, as well as a grunginess that keeps everything grounded while the guitars screech and the percussion taps out a thunderstorm. 'Speed' racer
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