Live/sleep rough
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Pro Tip 1/3Socioeconomic Context
Used to highlight poverty or social issues leading to homelessness. 
Charities help people who are forced to live rough.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Evokes empathy or sadness for the hardships of homelessness. 
He shared a heartbreaking story of sleeping rough in winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Speech
Common in casual conversation, not formal writing. 
I overheard someone say they've been living rough lately.