- rough something in
- rough (something) in
to begin the first work on something.
First the plumber roughed in the drain pipe and water pipes.
Make a sketch, rough it in, and then add the details.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
rough something in
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rough (something) out — 1. to make a first plan for an activity. Tyler started to rough out a list of schools she might want to attend. 2. to create something in its approximate, but not finished, form. We watched as a carver began to work on the block of stone,… … New idioms dictionary
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rough in — rough (something) in to begin the first work on something. First the plumber roughed in the drain pipe and water pipes. Make a sketch, rough it in, and then add the details … New idioms dictionary
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