"take the rough with the smooth" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes the rough with the smooth [present, singular, third-person], taking the rough with the smooth [participle, present], took the rough with the smooth [past], taken the rough with the smooth [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the rough with the smooth}} take the rough with the smooth (third-person singular simple present takes the rough with the smooth, present participle taking the rough with the smooth, simple past took the rough with the smooth, past participle taken the rough with the smooth)
  1. (chiefly UK, figuratively) To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation. Tags: UK, figuratively Synonyms: take the bitter with the sweet Related terms: take things as they come, go with the flow Translations (Translations): hyväksyä sekä hyvät että huonot puolet (Finnish), prendre les choses comme elles viennent (French), akceptować sytuację taką, jaka jest [imperfective] (Polish), zaakceptować sytuację taką, jaka jest [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-take_the_rough_with_the_smooth-en-verb-GxqeROg~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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