rough it
Live without amenities
To rough it is to live without ordinary comforts or conveniences, typically while camping or traveling in primitive conditions: We roughed it in a cabin with no electricity.
The phrase suggests temporary hardship chosen voluntarily, often with a tone of adventure or self-reliance.
- scrape bySurvive with minimal resources
- get bySurvive with minimal resources
- slum itAccept lesser accommodations
- campoutOutdoor sleeping excursion
- tough it outEndure without quitting
wilderness survival · great outdoors · nature · live off the land · self-reliance · backpack · survive · bushcraft · fall on hard times · off-grid living · back to basics · bare bones · adaptability · resourcefulness · feel the pinch · resilience · tent · pitch a tent
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize