rough-and-ready



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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RubenRUY-bən (Dutch)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Ilias-Greek
GÜVenÇ-Turkish
Abubakar-Western African
Hero (2)-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hale (1)-Turkish