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cut up rough

cut up rough verb: to become angry; to make a fuss.

Verb

cut up rough (third-person singular simple present cuts up rough, present participle cutting up rough, simple past and past participle cut up rough)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To become angry; to make a fuss.
    • As anticipated, however, the Parlement cut up rough over a new stamp duty on public and printed documents […]2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 385
    • Third, while there is no immediate risk of Greece being kicked out of the club, such a threat could materialise if German taxpayers were to cut up rough and exert real political pressure on Angela Merkel's government.2011 June 21, Larry Elliott, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    cut up nasty

Synonyms of cut up rough

Forms of cut up rough

third-person singular presentcuts up rough
present participlecutting up rough
past participlecut up rough
pastcut up rough

Questions about cut up rough

What does cut up rough mean?
Cut up rough means to become angry; to make a fuss.
What part of speech is cut up rough?
Cut up rough is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut up rough?
The past tense of cut up rough is cut up rough.

Words near cut up rough in the dictionary

  1. cut to the chase
  2. cut to the quick
  3. cut under
  4. cut up
  5. cut up nasty
  6. cut up rough
  7. cut up shapes
  8. cut up shines
  9. cut wind
  10. cut with a knife and fork
  11. cut work

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