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Verb. To criticize, to reject as totally worthless. E.g."Ever since I started this job he's just rubbished all my ideas." {Informal} Hull Dly Mail 5 Oct. 3/5: ‘Rough as a badger’ [...] probably refers only to the coat of the animal. In his manners, at least, the badger appears [...] to be without reproach. Phrs. Unfair on, unpleasant for, difficult for (someone). E.g."It's a bit rough on her after losing both her parents in the same month." {Informal} If badgers could talk, they’d tell you that sleeping is their favorite pastime. As nocturnal predators, badgers enjoy sleeping the day away in cozy dark dens hundreds of metres long. When deep winter rolls around, an American badger can sleep for weeks! When a badger enters into a deep sleep, whether it lasts days or weeks, it’s known as torpor. During torpor, the badger’s heartbeat slows down and enters a hibernating-like state. However, badgers don’t enter into a full hibernation like bears do. 7. Badgers Are Promiscuous P. White Tree of Man (1956) 18: There were people in that place who said that Mrs. Fibbens was as rough as bags.
Sun. Times (Perth) 9 Mar. 7/4: ‘Rough as bags,’ or ‘rough as goats’ knees’ is often heard when he is describing someone who falls short of his standard.L. Thomas Magic Army 371: ‘What a mob,’ he said to one of his comrades. ‘Rough as a badger’s arse.’. Western Dly Press 27 Dec. 4/6: In the traditional ‘rough as a badger’ style, villagers of Ilchester [...] joined in a Christmas badger supper.
Verb. Push to the limits. Usually applied to driving a vehicle. E.g."I wouldn't buy a second hand hire car as you don't know who's ragged it."
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Noun. An objectionable, small person. From runt meaning the smallest or weakest in a litter of animals. Badgers spend most of their life in complex underground tunnels. They hang out in nesting chambers called a sett, and things can get cozy. Badgers of all ages live together and ass many as 23 members might be living in a sett. However, some have as few as two residents. Whatever size group it is, new members are a common occurrence as a female badger can have as many as five babies in one litter. What is life like for these small, fierce creatures? Read on to learn 10 incredible badger facts. 1. Badgers Can Weigh Over 20 LB J. O’Connor Salesman 99: ‘You look rough,’ I told him. ‘I feel rough as a bear’s arse,’ he laughed. ‘Was out on the pull last night.’.