the dictionary says: "If someone is rough around the edges, they haven't mastered something, though they show promise."
But I have heart this expression in other contexts:
1. if s.o. does not feel well, a bit frayed maybe, for example because of a hang over
2. if s.o. is not very sophisticated, distinguished, but unpolished and without manners
Which is the right meaning? And/Or are there difficulties in AE and BE?
In BrE, it could mean either depending on the context.![]()
A related idiom is 'a rough diamond' - s.o. of great value but not a master of diplomacy!
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