"cut up rough" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cuts up rough [present, singular, third-person], cutting up rough [participle, present], cut up rough [participle, past], cut up rough [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> up rough}} cut up rough (third-person singular simple present cuts up rough, present participle cutting up rough, simple past and past participle cut up rough)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To become angry; to make a fuss. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: cut up nasty
    Sense id: en-cut_up_rough-en-verb-FmyjfBN4

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