From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrough itrough itinformalCOMFORTABLE# to live for a short time in conditions that are not very comfortable I don’t mind roughing it for a while. → rough
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rough it• It's backpacking, but with horses carrying the load and first-class meals, it's not roughing it.• She had had to rough it alone in digs since she was fifteen.• Since childhood, her idea of roughing it has been to check into an economy-class motel.• Artemis becomes a kind of girl scout roughing it in the woods. 