adj. 1. Not finished in detail; not perfected; rough but ready for use now. We asked Mr. Brown how long it would take to drive to Chicago and his rough-and-ready answer was two days. 2. Not having nice manners but full of energy and ability. Jim is a rough-and-ready character; he'd rather fight than talk things over.
ROUGH-AND-READY
Meaning of ROUGH-AND-READY in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012