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Discover LudwigThe phrase "rough up" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to handle or treat someone or something roughly or aggressively. It is often used in the context of physical altercations or intimidation. Example: The bullies threatened to rough up the new kid if he didn't give them his lunch money.
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rough up
verb
To manhandle or beat up
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They encouraged loyal thugs to rough up, and occasionally kill, people whose politics differed from theirs.
She thought the worst that could happen was that Van would "rough up" Ramirez.
Then up 16 he finds trouble off the tee, then more rough up by the green.
MARLINS ROUGH UP HOFFMAN Jorge Cantu hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning as Florida became the latest team to rough up Trevor Hoffman, sending the Marlins over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4.
Britain, with real royalty, can be happy with a technocrat prime minister it can rough up in Parliament.
When I pet the cat, I rough up too much of the detail, and the cat is yelling at me.
If the wind blows with the rough up, scoring might not be as low as people expect".
We will see the rough up and you are unlikely to win an Open Championship at Muirfield from the rough.
Meanwhile, 27percentt of Republicans say it's acceptable to "rough up" protesters at political events. .
By selecting DropDownMenu-Hack Level, go from lower:'Hey Not Too Rough' up to 'Ultra Violence'.
The first thing you need to do is to "rough up" the area so that the polyurethane will stick.
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