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took the rough with the smooth

took the rough with the smooth is the simple past of take the rough with the smooth.

Meaning of take the rough with the smooth

Verb

take the rough with the smooth (third-person singular simple present takes the rough with the smooth, present participle taking the rough with the smooth, simple past took the rough with the smooth, past participle taken the rough with the smooth)

  1. (UK, figuratively) To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation.

Questions about took the rough with the smooth

What is took the rough with the smooth the simple past of?
Took the rough with the smooth is the simple past of take the rough with the smooth.

Words near took the rough with the smooth in the dictionary

  1. took the red pill
  2. took the register
  3. took the reins
  4. took the ride
  5. took the roll
  6. took the rough with the smooth
  7. took the shadow for the substance
  8. took the shilling
  9. took the shine out of
  10. took the stand
  11. took the studs

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