From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake the rough with the smoothtake the rough with the smoothPROBLEMto accept the bad things in life as well as the good ones You have to learn to take the rough with the smooth. → rough
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take the rough with the smooth• I needed them as much as they needed me and I happily took the rough with the smooth.• You have to take the rough with the smooth. 