"have it rough" meaning in All languages combined

See have it rough on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: has it rough [present, singular, third-person], having it rough [participle, present], had it rough [participle, past], had it rough [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> it rough}} have it rough (third-person singular simple present has it rough, present participle having it rough, simple past and past participle had it rough)
  1. To have a difficult existence or life experience.

Inflected forms

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              42,
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