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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take the rough with the smooth en · VERB

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
takes the rough with the smooth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
took the rough with the smooth Tense=Past lexicographic
taken the rough with the smooth Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taking the rough with the smooth Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

go with the flow · take things as they come

Synonyms

take the bitter with the sweet

Translations (4)

fi hyväksyä sekä hyvät että huonot puolet (Translations) · pl zaakceptować sytuację taką, jaka jest (Translations) · pl akceptować sytuację taką, jaka jest (Translations) · fr prendre les choses comme elles viennent (Translations)