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take the rough with the smooth

take the rough with the smooth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee ruhf with, with stressed th ee smooth]
    • /teɪk stressed ði rʌf wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði smuð/
    • /teɪk ðə rʌf wɪð ðə smuːð/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee ruhf with, with stressed th ee smooth]
    • /teɪk stressed ði rʌf wɪθ, wɪð stressed ði smuð/

Definitions of take the rough with the smooth words

  • verbal expression take the rough with the smooth accept circumstances 1
  • phrase take the rough with the smooth If you say that someone has to take the rough with the smooth, you mean that they have to accept the unpleasant or difficult things that happen as well as the pleasant things. 0
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Parts of speech for Take the rough with the smooth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take the rough with the smooth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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