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feii
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Hello to everyone.
Can someone please help me with the definiton of
"I �ve roughed up the d campaign"
Thanks to all in advance.
Greetings from rainy Greece.
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25 Jan 2012
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Greek Professor
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Hi...
Now do you mean the whole sentence or the exp. rough up?
In a strict sense, the object being descibed has been subject to physical violence. When used as a slang term, the implication is that the said object is undesirable or otherwise crippled.
Strict: The police roughed up a criminal on drugs before arresting him.
Slang: "John �s car is roughed up." This would imply that John �s car has many undesirable qualities, eg. old, worn, broken, etc
Slang: If your grandmother cooked you a birthday cake and it looked like a lump of sand, you might say that cake is roughed up.
ckeck out...
Have a nice day.
Athens is sunny but slightly cold... |
25 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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I think it means "I �ve prepared a rough draft (first version) of the campaign."
Bruce |
25 Jan 2012
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cindyfreksen
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I would not use this sentence!
As the Greek professor mentioned, roughed up means to beat up! However, you could say, "I have roughed out the campaign." Which would have the meaning that Bruce refers to.
There maybe other interpretations from the other side of the pond, but as far as I know this is the British take on this subject 
Following the trend I can tell you that Odense (Denmark) is cold (under freezing point all day) but sunny!
Cindy
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25 Jan 2012
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