- in a rough-and-tumble manner
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
in a rough-and-tumble manner
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Rough and tumble — The first use of the term rough and tumble for fighting dates back to the early 1700s in the North American frontier. [http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart gorn 0401.htm] Rough and tumble fighting was the original American no holds… … Wikipedia
rough — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. b Tennis applied to the side of a racket from which the twisted gut projects. 2 (of ground, country, etc.) having many bumps, obstacles, etc. 3… … Useful english dictionary
rough — /rʌf / (say ruf) adjective 1. uneven from projections, irregularities, or breaks of surface; not smooth: rough boards; a rough road. 2. (of ground) wild; broken; covered with scrub, boulders, etc. 3. shaggy: a dog with a rough coat. 4. acting… …
hammer and tongs — adverb (or adjective) : with the force and violence of a blacksmith pounding iron : with all one s strength : in a rough and tumble manner the wedding party going it hammer and tongs down the road Richard Llewellyn go after a witness in the old… … Useful english dictionary
tumble — /tum beuhl/, v., tumbled, tumbling, n. v.i. 1. to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one s footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down … Universalium
tumble — [c]/ˈtʌmbəl / (say tumbuhl) verb (tumbled, tumbling) –verb (i) 1. to roll or fall over or down as by losing footing, support, or equilibrium: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to fall rapidly, as stock market prices. 3. to perform leaps, springs,… …
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
bareknuckle — I. adjective or bareknuckled ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: bare (I) + knuckle or knuckled 1. : not using boxing gloves used of fighting or a fighter champion bareknuckle prizefighter of England … Useful english dictionary
bareknuckle — /bair nuk euhl/, adj. 1. (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists. 2. without conventional niceties; rough and tumble. adv. 3. without boxing gloves. 4. in a rough and tumble manner. Also, bareknuckled.… … Universalium
Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… … Universalium
bareknuckle — bare•knuck•le [[t]ˈbɛərˈnʌk əl[/t]] also bare′knuck′led adj. 1) spo (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists 2) without conventional niceties: bareknuckle bargaining[/ex] 3) in a rough and tumble manner •… … From formal English to slang
