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cutting up rough

cutting up rough is the present participle and gerund of cut up rough.

Meaning of cut up rough

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
    Synonyms:
    cut up nasty

Questions about cutting up rough

What is cutting up rough the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting up rough is the present participle and gerund of cut up rough.

Words near cutting up rough in the dictionary

  1. cutting torch
  2. cutting torches
  3. cutting under
  4. cutting up
  5. cutting up nasty
  6. cutting up rough
  7. cutting up shapes
  8. cutting-age
  9. cutting-board
  10. cutting-boards
  11. cutting-edge

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