rough shape
Frequency: 6.812.0 per million words
In a poor state of repair or physical condition.
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Examples (10)
- After the night before, he was in rough shape.
- The old car was in rough shape after sitting in the junkyard for years.
- Without proper maintenance, the building quickly fell into rough shape.
- My finances are in rough shape right now, so I need to budget carefully.
- She's been neglecting her health and is in pretty rough shape.
- The team was in rough shape at half-time, losing by a wide margin.
- The antique book was in rough shape, with torn pages and a broken binding.
- If we don't address these issues, the project will be in rough shape by the deadline.
- He tried to restore the painting, but it was already in too rough shape.
- Despite being in rough shape, the old boat was still seaworthy with some repairs.