| Word | cut up rough |
|---|---|
| Description | behave in an aggressive, quarrelsome or awkward way - British informal Cut up is here being used in the sense of behave. The phrase cut up rough is used by Dickens and the variant cut up savage (now no longer in use) by Thackeray. 1998 - Spectator - The jury, knowing full well that Clodius' supporters could cut up rough, asked for and received state protection. behave in an aggressive, quarrelsome or awkward way - British informal Cut up is here being used in the sense of behave. The phrase cut up rough is used by Dickens and the variant cut up savage (now no longer in |
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