As rough as horserock

phr.

Heard in Tipperary

Very unkempt or rough-looking.

Look at dat lad he's as rough as horserock

Posh English

Observe that chap, he is terribly dishevelled.

Related terms

• Rough as a badgers arseUnkempt, unattractive or rough in appearance.
• Rough as grade A sandpaperExtremely rough or unattractive in appearance, likened to heavy-grade sandpaper.
• As rough as a bag of hatchetsUsed to describe a person who is exceptionally unattractive or unrefined in appearance.
• As rough as a bag of mangled badgersExtremely ugly or unattractive in appearance.
• As rough as a bear's bumExtremely uncouth or uncivilised in manner.
• Dog roughA person who fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.