Idiom
cut up rough
Meaning
To become angry; to make a fuss.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He cuts up rough whenever he has to wait in line.”
“The customer cut up rough when the manager refused to give him a refund for the broken item.”
“Although the board members usually remained calm, they cut up rough when the unexpected budget cuts were announced during the annual meeting.”
Examples
simple
“He cuts up rough whenever he has to wait in line.”
contextual
“The customer cut up rough when the manager refused to give him a refund for the broken item.”
complex
“Although the board members usually remained calm, they cut up rough when the unexpected budget cuts were announced during the annual meeting.”
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