rough-house
Example Sentences
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Can Hun Manet modify the rough-house, sometimes thuggish leadership style of his father to a softer and more subtle kind of rule?
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023
"It was an all-boys school, we would rough-house with each other," he said said.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2018
La MaMa was considered a rough-house, with no "standards of excellence" compared with other, more high-profile venues.
From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2011
Also, he did not want to risk looking bad against rough-house specialist Chisora, because that would seriously weaken his bargaining position with Haye.
From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2010
There was a big rough-house in our corridor Saturday night.
From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells
