Rough And Ready Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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rough-and-ready What does rough-and-ready mean?	to be rough or crude but to be ready for something	The boat was rough-and-ready so we decided to take it for a ride.
Rough and ready What does Rough and ready mean?	If something is rough and ready, it has not been carefully prepared, but is fit for its purpose. If a person is rough and ready, they are not very refined or mannered.
rough-and-ready What does rough-and-ready mean?	to be rough or crude but to be ready for something	The boat was rough-and-ready so we decided to take it for a ride.
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live by one's wits What does "live by one's wits" mean?	survive by being clever	The boy lives by his wits and never has any problems dealing with life.

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customer is always right What does "customer is always right" mean?	you should not disagree with your customers no matter what the problem is or you may lose your customer	The sales clerks were trained that the customer is always right and they must never argue with a customer.
work out What does "work out" mean?	to have a specific result	I do not believe that the new plan is going to work out.
tooth and nail What does "tooth and nail" mean?	fiercely, (fighting) as hard as possible	We fought tooth and nail to build the new wing of the hospital.
lesser of two evils What does "lesser of two evils" mean?	the less bad thing of two bad things	I did not want to take the job but it was the lesser of two evils because having no job was even worse.
lick one's lips What does "lick one's lips" mean?	to show eagerness to do something or eat something	The little boy began to lick his lips when he saw the candy in the window.
nothing to speak of What does "nothing to speak of" mean?	not many, not much	"Were there any problems that you found during the house inspection."
have eyes in the back of one's head What does "have eyes in the back of one's head" mean?	be able to sense what is going on where you can't see	The man has eyes in the back of his head and knows everything that is going on.
lie fallow What does "lie fallow" mean?	remain unused (a field or land lies fallow)	The farmer let the field lie fallow for one growing season.

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Rough And Ready Idiom