take the rough with the smooth

== English == === Verb === take the rough with the smooth (third-person singular simple present takes the rough with the smooth, present participle taking the rough with the smooth, simple past took the rough with the smooth, past participle taken the rough with the smooth) (chiefly UK, figuratively) To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation. Synonym: take the bitter with the sweet ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== take things as they come go with the flow === Further reading === “take the rough with the smooth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “take the rough with the smooth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “take the rough with the smooth” (US) / “take the rough with the smooth” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “take the rough with the smooth” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.