have rough edges (also be rough around the edges) a) to have some parts that are not as good as they should be, but that are not a serious problem 有小问题,有不足之处 The team has a few rough edges, but they’re winning more games. 这支球队虽然有些小问题,但他们在赢得更多的比赛。
b) if a person is rough around the edges, they are not very polite, educated etc 〔人〕粗鲁,粗俗
have rough edges• The play still has a few rough edges, but by next week it should be all right.
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