be rough around the edges

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English - English
(deyim) if a person is rough around the edges, they are not very polite, educated etc
(deyim) to have some parts that are not as good as they should be, but that are not a serious problem: 'The team has a few rough edges, but they’re winning more games.'
rough around the edges
In need of refinement; unsophisticated

His writing is appealing, but a bit rough around the edges.

be rough around the edges

    Hyphenation

    be rough a·round the edges

    Turkish pronunciation

    bi rʌf ıraun dhi ecız

    Pronunciation

    /bē ˈrəf ərˈoun ᴛʜē ˈeʤəz/ /biː ˈrʌf ɜrˈaʊn ðiː ˈɛʤəz/
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