rough-and-tumble

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm.

   “An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight.”

2. sıfat Highly competitive.

   “She found fame and success in the rough-and-tumble garment district.”

3. isim Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight.

   “"You played Rugger for Ireland, did you not? You don't mind a possible rough-and-tumble, do you?" Malone grinned over the receiver.”

4. isim An environment of rough activity.
5. isim A person who characteristically engages in such activity.

   “This will appear a very tedious process to some of our rough-and-tumbles.”

6. fiil To engage in rough-and-tumble activity.

   “But, for all that, our British experience of electioneering "rough-and-tumbling'" has long blunted the edge of our moral anger.”