Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a real diamond in the rough
English answer:
undiscovered treasure (needs to be polished)
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francisco silva
a real diamond in the rough, get on the same page.
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Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
He is a real diamond in the rough . it is a sentence. and another one is let's get on the same page.
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undiscovered treasure/ let's align our thoughts
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-08-21 14:26:50 GMT)
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a diamond in the rough - when diamonds are first discovered they look like a rock. They must be polished before they are appreciated.
get on the same page: we need to work at getting our ideas closer together as opposed to being two separate pages/entities
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-08-21 14:26:50 GMT)
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a diamond in the rough - when diamonds are first discovered they look like a rock. They must be polished before they are appreciated.
get on the same page: we need to work at getting our ideas closer together as opposed to being two separate pages/entities
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Comment: "thank you"
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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50
See explanation
Someone or something with potential or talent but lacking training or polish: “Her singing voice is beautiful, but she needs help with her gestures; she’s a diamond in the rough.” This phrase refers to the fact that diamonds found in nature are rough and uneven. They must be cut and polished to bring out their true beauty.
http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/diamondinthe.html
Get on the same page: read from the same sheet of music, base our facts on the same information, be in sync
http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/diamondinthe.html
Get on the same page: read from the same sheet of music, base our facts on the same information, be in sync
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chica nueva
Native in English
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English
Works in field
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
a person who is kinder and more pleasant than they seem to be from their appearance and manner
rough diamond (US diamond in the rough) = a person who is kinder and more pleasant than they seem to be from their appearance and manner
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