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rough and tumbleˌrough and ˈtumble noun - After a lifetime in politics he knows all about the rough and tumble of public life.
- In the rough and tumble of my street there was less luxuriance.
- It could be their first experience of rough and tumble play.
- No constitution is ever safe above the rough and tumble of political life.
- One of those cowardly specimens who observably flinched in the football tackle or too noticeably avoided the sporadic playground rough and tumble.
- She's only small and she's not used to such rough and tumble.
- This started a real rough and tumble, with people falling or being pushed to the ground amongst the debris.
- This would have to be remembered in the rough and tumble of debate.
1[uncountable] a situation in which people compete with each other, often in a cruel wayrough and tumble of the rough and tumble of public life2[singular, uncountable] noisy rough behaviour when playing or fighting, especially by children—rough-and-tumble adjective [only before noun]: Most boys enjoy rough-and-tumble play. |