"rough" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The Reverend brought away a pretty high opinion of Cholley as a manly young fellow, with stuff in him for a useful citizen; he considered him rather a rough gem, but a gem, nevertheless.
- The World Cup is not two months away, and much work is needed to polish this rough gem of a team.
- What is most remarkable, and refreshing, about Jamie Thraves's new film (the latest rough gem to be released in the Shooting Gallery's innovative series) is its resolute avoidance of cliché.
- In all, twenty-six stones were fashioned from the rough gem, figuring as seven pear shapes, four emerald cuts, thirteen round brilliants and one heart shape.
- Larushka Ivan-Zadeh in Metro told readers to "seek out this cliché-confounding, utterly intriguing debut Brit flick", adding that this The Gigolos is a "real rough gem".
- They might fritter away the dull, rough gems when they had found them, but the lust of handling diamonds once was the strongest passion they knew.
- With record amounts of finished and rough gems already in the pipeline, "diamond sales will remain strong regardless of economic conditions," said Mr. Jaffe, adding that dollar-sales growth may be lower than unit growth.
- Not even rough gem.
- He waited until she had made another cut on the rough gem, then said unhappily, "Suppose he won't sell?"
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