rough it

phrase

: to live under harsh or primitive conditions

Examples of rough it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This two-piece Jason Markk kit includes a soft horsehair brush for cleaning suede without roughing it up, plus an eraser for removing stubborn dirt and marks. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026

On Black Rabbit, Bateman the director takes the color palette and dark lighting of Ozark and roughs it up. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

In photos shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the Ocean’s Eleven alum and his pal Uber can be seen roughing it in New Zealand, where Heart of the Beast was filmed. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Claim a tent site beneath the ponderosa pines of Center Lake Campground, park your RV at the Stockade North and Stockade South campgrounds (near the site of an 1874 gold discovery), or rough it with backcountry camping in French Creek Natural Area. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for rough it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit