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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rough guide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a general outline or approximation rather than a detailed or precise description.
Example: "This document serves as a rough guide to help you navigate the project requirements."
Alternatives: "a general overview" or "an approximate outline".
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A rough guide would be €300 to €600 a month.
Here's a rough guide.
It's a rough guide at best.
An estimate is only a rough guide.
Note that these figures are a rough guide only.
Here's a rough guide to some of those changes.
Use it as a rough guide to explore further.
The Rough Guides series will add a "Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience".
But the market gives a rough guide to what Wall Street expects from the new device.
Such indices are only a rough guide to the most heterogeneous of financial markets.
ICOR serves as a rough guide to the efficiency of investment.
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