rough and tumble 
noun
A situation without rules or organization; a free-for-all: the rough and tumble of political life [as modifier]: the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of the dealing room...
- Newsgirls were to be found, but young females generally enjoyed fewer opportunities within the rough-and-tumble street culture milieu.
- The best of the landscapes meld nature's rough and tumble with the rough and tumble of the paint to rich effect.
- He examines the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago party politics, where labor organizations were but one group of players.
Synonyms
scuffle, struggle, fight, brawl, fracas, rumpus, melee, free-for-all, scrimmage;
Irish, North American, & Australian donnybrook
Law, dated affray
informal scrap, dust-up, punch-up, shindy
North American informal rough house
Origin
Early 19th century: originally boxing slang.
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- mosquito coil
- mosquito craft
- mosquito curtain
- mosquito door
- mosquito fish
- mosquito fleet
- mosquito fly
- mosquito hawk
- mosquito net
- mosquito-netted
- mosquito repellent
- mosquito screen
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