Rough-and-tumble (Noun)
Meaning
Disorderly fighting.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The rough-and-tumble of the hockey game ended with several players being ejected for fighting.
- The rough-and-tumble brawl in the bar spilled out onto the sidewalk, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
- The police struggled to break up the rough-and-tumble melee that erupted at the concert.
- The rough-and-tumble wrestling match ended with both competitors battered and bruised.
- The rough-and-tumble fight between the rival gangs left several people injured and multiple arrests were made.