rough-house
Example Sentences
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Can Hun Manet modify the rough-house, sometimes thuggish leadership style of his father to a softer and more subtle kind of rule?
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023
"It was an all-boys school, we would rough-house with each other," he said said.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2018
I love being around men – I love fake fighting and all that rough-house stuff – but after a while I really missed my girlfriends.
From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2012
Also, he did not want to risk looking bad against rough-house specialist Chisora, because that would seriously weaken his bargaining position with Haye.
From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2010
"When they don't put on airs, or get rough-house," replied Trot.
From Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
