rough diamond

Domain: Universal Words

(BrE) (AmE diamond in the rough) noun a person who has many good qualities even though they do not seem to be very polite, educated, etc.

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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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rough diamondEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary rough diamondEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

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rotten rotter Rottweiler rotund rotunda rouble rouge rough roughage rough-and-ready rough and tumble

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rough diamond