How to Pronounce "take the rough with the smooth"
expression
TAYK thuh RUFF with thuh SMOOTH
TAYK thuh RUFF with thuh SMOOTH
Definition
To accept both the good and bad parts of a situation or life, without complaining.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹəf/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsmuð
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈʌf/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /smˈuːð
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK thuh RUFF with thuh SMOOTH
UK
TAYK thuh RUFF with thuh SMOOTH
Listen in Context
You have to take the rough with the smooth in any job.
Marriage means learning to take the rough with the smooth.
Good friends help each other take the rough with the smooth.
Life's unpredictable, but you just have to take the rough with the smooth.