Idiom
rough around the edges
Meaning
In need of refinement; unsophisticated.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His new business idea is a bit rough around the edges.”
“The young musician has a great voice, but his performance is still rough around the edges.”
“Although the manuscript was clearly rough around the edges, the editor recognized a brilliant story hidden beneath the unpolished prose.”
Examples
simple
“His new business idea is a bit rough around the edges.”
contextual
“The young musician has a great voice, but his performance is still rough around the edges.”
complex
“Although the manuscript was clearly rough around the edges, the editor recognized a brilliant story hidden beneath the unpolished prose.”
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