(idea) by pukesick Tue Apr 26 2022 at 8:10:37
1. (To look rough) Pale; sickly; poorly garbed; drunken.

2. (To go rough) Bad; fraught with danger, unsuited to criminal aims; unsatisfactory. "Things are goin' real rough since I hit the pavement (left prison). I ain't made a score (robbery) big enough to get me off the nut yet (to cover the costs of my criminal operations)."

- american underworld dictionary - 1950
I like it!