rough-and-tumble (redirected from Rough and Tumble)

rough-and-tum·ble (rfn-tmbl)

adj.

Characterized by roughness and disregard for order or rules: rough-and-tumble politics.

n.

A condition marked by rough disorderly struggle; infighting: the rough-and-tumble of national politics.

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rough-and-tumble

n

a fight or scuffle without rules

adj

characterized by roughness, disorderliness, and disregard for rules or conventions

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rough-and-tumble - disorderly fighting                   scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Adj.	1.	rough-and-tumble - characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled disorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"

Translations

rough-and-tumble [ˈrʌfənˈtʌmbl] N the rough-and-tumble play of young boys → las peleíllas or riñas de los chavales
the rough-and-tumble of life → los vaivenes de la vida
the rough-and-tumble of politics → los avatares or los altibajos de la política

rough-and-tumble [ˌrʌfənˈtʌmbl] n → zuffa