a valuable or potentially excellent person or thing hidden by an unpolished or rough exterior. • Ann looks like a stupid woman, but she's a fine person—a real diamond in the rough. • That piece of property is a diamond in the rough. Someday it will be valuable.
Diamond cuts diamond.
Refers to two people equally matched in wit or cunning.
Rough diamond
A rough diamond is a person who might be a bit rude but who is good underneath it all.
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n. phr. A very smart person without a formal education who may have untutored manners. Jack never went to school but he is extremely talented; he is a veritable diamond in the rough.
diamond
diamond diamond in the rough 1) a diamond in its natural state 2) a person or thing of fine quality but lacking polish
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