take the rough with the smooth

take the rough with the smooth (third-person singular simple present takes the rough with the smooth, present participle taking the rough with the smooth, simple past took the rough with the smooth, past participle taken the rough with the smooth)

1. (chiefly UK, figuratively) To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation.

   Synonym: take the bitter with the sweet

• take things as they come
• go with the flow

• “take the rough with the smooth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “take the rough with the smooth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “take the rough with the smooth” (US) / “take the rough with the smooth” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “take the rough with the smooth” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.