take the rough with the smooth (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation.
tags: UK
figuratively
Forms:
form: takes the rough with the smooth
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the rough with the smooth
tags: participle
present
form: took the rough with the smooth
tags: past
form: taken the rough with the smooth
tags: participle
past