Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
rough and tumble
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After a lifetime in politics he knows all about the rough and tumble of public life.
▪ In the rough and tumble of my street there was less luxuriance.
▪ It could be their first experience of rough and tumble play.
▪ No constitution is ever safe above the rough and tumble of political life.
▪ One of those cowardly specimens who observably flinched in the football tackle or too noticeably avoided the sporadic playground rough and tumble.
▪ She's only small and she's not used to such rough and tumble.
▪ This started a real rough and tumble, with people falling or being pushed to the ground amongst the debris.
▪ This would have to be remembered in the rough and tumble of debate.
Wiktionary
rough and tumble
(alternative spelling of rough-and-tumble English) n. (alternative spelling of rough-and-tumble English) v
(alternative spelling of rough-and-tumble English)
Usage examples of "rough and tumble".
He was, by this time, too much accustomed to the rough and tumble of life to feel any anxiety about the future.
McBride she could not risk staying in the same room with him, unless she was prepared to have a rough and tumble.
Still, they possess a certain rough and tumble sense of humor, and are not above blustering a bit.