rough and tumble
noun
- a situation without rules or organization; a free-for-all乱糟糟的局面, 乱作一团; 杂乱; 混战; 乱斗：
the rough and tumble of political life
政治生活的动荡不安
as modifier the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of the dealing room.交易室乱糟糟的气氛。
词源
early 19th cent.: originally boxing slang.