He certainly gives drinking pals
the rough edge of his tongue when his throat's dry and the pub run is in any way delayed.
Their afternoon took a disastrous turn, however, when Hopkins gave the linesman
the rough edge of his tongue after a horrific challenge on Ryan Slinn did not produce a red card.
"He was the sort you looked at on the park and thought, 'I don't want to go in and face
the rough edge of his tongue at half-time'.
You would sometimes get
the rough edge of his tongue when you read something to him which showed him in a less favourable light, but he always apologised the next day.
As for Blackburn, manager Graeme Souness lost his usual fiery eloquence, and even his players escaped
the rough edge of his tongue.
Fabien Barthez and Cole both felt
the rough edge of his tongue as the full force of his desire erupted in a first half when United went 2-0 up without ever stretching themselves.
Even Advocaat got
the rough edge of his tongue in the middle of a press briefing on Thursday.
Princess Anne got
the rough edge of his tongue in 1973.
Cyril Smith touched the lives of all who met him, including those who felt
the rough edge of his tongue. He was merciless to those he found devious or hypocritical.
I know that's the case because I've had
the rough edge of his tongue often enough to realise there's another side to the man.
The dominant force which Whyte provides can mean some of his team mates feeling
the rough edge of his tongue, as Jess revealed:
The manager had a go at his players during the interval at the weekend and that is not like him but Gordon has praised them all season long and now they are getting
the rough edge of his tongue.