rough as bags

Coarse and unrefined in manner, demeanor, or quality. Primarily heard in Australia. The old farmhand is rough as bags, but he's got a heart of gold underneath the tough exterior. The film is certainly rough as bags, but it never fails to get a laugh.

rough as bags

lacking refinement; coarse. Australian & New Zealand informal

See also: bag, rough

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See also:

(as) rough as a cob
cob
a rough diamond
rough diamond
mucker
lowbrow
seem
(as) rough as rawhide
wild and woolly
tackhead

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