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rough and tumble
rough and tumble
rough and tumble
Disorderly scuffling or infighting, as in
She had some reservations about entering the rough and tumble of local politics
. This expression originated in the late 1700s in boxing, where it referred to a fight without rules. [Mid-1800s]
See also:
and
,
rough
,
tumble
rough and tumble
mod.
disorderly; aggressive.
George is too rough and tumble for me. He doesn’t know how to act around civilized people.
See also:
and
,
rough
,
tumble
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Aune
OW-ne
Finnish
Laboni
-
Bengali
Allissa
ə-LIS-ə
English (Rare)
Asa
['eizə]
Larry
['læri]
Vitaly
vee-TAH-lee
(Russian)
Russian, Ukrainian
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