10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUT UP ROUGH»
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
(ext. of CUT UP v.1 (2)] cut up nasty v. see CUT UP ROUGH v. cut up old scores v
. [1930s+] (orig. US Und.) to reminisce over old successes, major villainies etc (cf.
CUT UP THE SCORE v.). [fig. use of CUT UP v.2 (2) + SCORE n.3 (4); note ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
Ilo Stefanllari. cut to bits/pieces/ribbons/shreds cut up rough while we sit looking
on. □ The thief denied that he had ever been in the shop, but the police inspector
cut the ground from under him by showing him a photograph as proof. cut to ...
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Rea
Lawrencr, Guy Livingstone, iv. There was a railway in progress near, and the
navvies and other roughs came flocking in hy hundreds. 1857. F. Lockee, Mabel.
My jealous Pussy cut up rough The day Wore I hought her muff With sahle
trimming.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1903
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ... ...
1857. Lawrence, Guy Livingstone, iv. There was a railway in progress near, and
the navvies and other roughs came flocking in by hundreds. 1857. F- Locker,
Mabel My jealous Pussy cut up rough The day before I bought her muff With
sable ...
John Stephen Farmer, Henley, 1903
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
The phrase cut up rough is used by Dickens and the variant cut up savage (now
no longer in use) by Thackeray. 1998 Spectator The jury, knowing full well that
Clodius' supporters could cut up rough, asked for and received state protection.
cut ...
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A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant Embracing English, ...
... to leave at one's death a good estate. Cut up rough, to (common), to give signs
of great displeasure, to become violent, evilly disposed. Well ! . . . I'm not so sorry,
after all, that they cut up rough, and ploughed me. — C. Bede : Verdant Green.
Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland, 1897
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
cut up rough behave in an aggressive, quarrelsome, or awkward way. British
informal Cut up is here being used in the sense of 'behave'. The phrase cut up
rough is used by Dickens and the variant cut up savage (now no longer in use)
by ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Dickens has rough in 1837, Thackeray savage in 1849, and stiff in 1856; nasty is
the latest of those mentioned: hardly before 1900. Semantically similar to CUT, v.,
5. 2. In a race, cut up rough, badly, etc., signifies to behave badly, unfairly: from ...
Cut up rough Be violent and aggressive He cut up rough with his own father
because he had not been given the scooter that he wanted. Cut throat Murderer
No one expected him to turn out into a cut throat. Cynosure of Someone or
something ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... many goats every morning to meet the customers' demands Cut up: To cut into
pieces; cause distress * He has to have his food cut up for him * His mother's
death has cut him up awfully Cut up rough: To take something amiss * He will cut
up ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUT UP ROUGH»
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Players cut up rough but only best survive Chamber of Horrors
HENRIK STENSON can always be relied upon to say it straight and march in with robust opinion where others fear to tread. “The way we're ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
Critics cutting up rough as 'ropey' Stevenage road repairs still fail to …
Critics are continuing to cut up rough over what they see as poor standards of road resurfacing working being carried out in Stevenage streets. «Comet 24, Jun 15»
In the Herald: June 16, 1877
From Cooktown came the tale of William Thompson, whose horse was a "young restive animal", and on several occasions "cut up rough," so ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
Cameron needs to be tougher with EU than he was with his MPs
A man who surrenders so easily when his own so-called supporters cut up rough won't stand much of a chance against the hard-hearted, ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jun 15»
Inside Running: Stipes ready to grill Danny Nikolic
However stewards have threatened to cut up rough if Callow does anything similar “in the workplace”. “We have an Australian rule of racing ... «Herald Sun, May 15»
The boast of a double vote in the general election
Possibly he will cut up rough, compliance will be too cowed to take him on, and the Electoral Commission too bureaucratic to follow through. «Financial Times, May 15»
Waka crew use traditional navigation
The voyage could take two weeks if conditions were good or up to three weeks if they cut up rough. Mr Smith said at this stage long-range ... «Hawke's Bay Today, May 15»
Clegg Faces 'Unpalatable Choices' on U.K. Coalition After Vote
... their right wing when they cut up rough,” Clegg said in an interview during the election campaign. “An unstable left-wing or right-wing alliance ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
Trolling flat-lines on Lake Coleridge.
Boaties must treat Lake Coleridge with great respect. This lake can cut up rough very quickly. It pays particularly in smaller craft to stay close to ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»
The benefits of bridge building
On the subject of trust, the Lithuanians will be hoping we keep our side of the Nato bargain if things do cut up rough with the Russians in the ... «Management Today, Apr 15»
