Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, figuratively)To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Tom was taken in by the salesman's smooth manner of talking.

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  2. Take things always by the smooth handle.

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  3. You just take the rough with the smooth.

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  4. I was easily taken in by his smooth talk.

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  5. Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

    deNimm alles von seiner leichten Seite. — Adelpa

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

takes the rough with the smooth, taking the rough with the smooth, took the rough with the smooth, taken the rough with the smooth
Base formtake the rough with the smooth · to take the rough with the smooth
3rd person singulartakes the rough with the smooth
Present participletaking the rough with the smooth
Past simpletook the rough with the smooth
Past participletaken the rough with the smooth

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake the rough with the smooth
he, she, ittakes the rough with the smooth

Past simpleLesson

all personstook the rough with the smooth

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken the rough with the smooth
he, she, ithas taken the rough with the smooth

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take the rough with the smooth

Synonyms

1 synonyms
take the bitter with the sweet

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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