“Take the rough with the smooth”
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Aceitar experiências desagradáveis juntamente com as agradáveis.
English: To accept unpleasant experiences along with pleasant ones.
Exemplos
Exemplos
1 / 2“Running a small business means taking the rough with the smooth.”
Gerir uma pequena empresa significa aceitar tanto as experiências más como as boas.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
Running a small business means taking the rough with the smooth.Compare with the original example
Running a small business means taking the rough with the smooth.
Gerir uma pequena empresa significa aceitar tanto as experiências más como as boas.
Write a two-line conversation using “Take the rough with the smooth”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Take the rough with the smooth" mean?
- "Take the rough with the smooth" means aceitar experiências desagradáveis juntamente com as agradáveis.
- How do you use "Take the rough with the smooth" in a sentence?
- Example: "Running a small business means taking the rough with the smooth."
- Should I interpret "Take the rough with the smooth" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.