Live/sleep rough

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verb

To live or sleep outside because you have no home and no money.

After losing his job, he had to live rough for several months.
Visual representation of "live/sleep rough" - To live or sleep outside because you have no home and no money

Often appears as...

  • live rough on the streets
  • sleep rough in park

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Idiomatic

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Socioeconomic Context

Used to highlight poverty or social issues leading to homelessness.

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Charities help people who are forced to live rough.
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Emotional Weight

Evokes empathy or sadness for the hardships of homelessness.

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He shared a heartbreaking story of sleeping rough in winter.
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Informal Speech

Common in casual conversation, not formal writing.

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I overheard someone say they've been living rough lately.
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