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rough sth out

Phrasal Verb with rough
 
 
/rʌf/ verb

Definition

to draw or write something simply and without details: The architect roughed out the house plans.
(Definition of rough sth out from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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