rough-and-tum·ble (rŭf′ən-tŭmbəl)
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Tweet adj. Characterized by roughness and disregard for order or rules: rough-and-tumble politics. n. A condition marked by rough disorderly struggle; infighting: the rough-and-tumble of national politics. |
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