Verb
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)
(chiefly UK, figuratively) To accept both the positive and negative elements in a situation.
Synonym: take the bitter with the sweet
And I knew that, being an actor, you have to take the rough with the smooth and the highs with the lows. That's how it is. Luke Evans