rough start

collocation in English

meaningsofroughandstart

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rough
adjective
uk
/rʌf/us
/rʌf/
not even or smooth, often because of being in ...
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start
noun
uk
/stɑːt/us
/stɑːrt/
the beginning ...
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(Definition ofroughandstartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The team had aroughstartto the 2008 season.
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After aroughstart, she agrees to go and have coffee with him.
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The duo had aroughstartto the season, netting only one class win.
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In year 2 of the rebuilding plan, 2001, the team got off to aroughstart.
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He eventually called the episode aroughstartand considered it worse than the following episode.
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Despite herroughstartin life, she has come through and tried her best to make something of herself.
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After aroughstart, the show became an international hit, and was broadcast for seven consecutive seasons.
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Hamhuis was a bit of a surprise to make the team, especially after having aroughstartto the season.
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His season got off to aroughstart; he made several mistakes during the race, finishing tenth.
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At this point, he was off to aroughstart, totalling only 68 rushing yards in the first two games.
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Television films had aroughstartwhen the idea was first presented in the 1950s to major networks.
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However, despite theirroughstart, they went on to end the season at a comfortable 9th place, 19 points above relegation.
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The 1989 team also gotroughstart, but won five of their last six to finish 97, enough for a wild card playoff spot.
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