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rough in

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rough something in
to construct or draw something initially, temporarily, or crudely. The carpenter roughed the doorways in without consulting the plans. The carpenter roughed in the doorways without consulting the plans.
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rough something in also rough in something
to begin the first work on something First the plumber roughed in the drain pipe and water pipes. Make a sketch, rough it in, and then add the details.
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The charity enlisted people who had previously slept rough in the city to help with its count and pinpoint places where others bedded down.
Government accused of underestimating homelessness problem by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
HE'S supposed to be the hot young hunk of Coronation Street but Richard Fleeshman is looking a bit Rough in these new pictures.
New hairdo's a bit Rough, Richard; STREET IS ON THE ROAD TO RUIN by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Byline: HELEN MORGAN THE government has cut the number of people sleeping rough in England by two-thirds to just over 500 - but hundreds of thousands remain in temporary accommodation, according to figures out today.
Rough sleepers 'down to just 500' by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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