tough : Idioms & Phrases

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To make it tough

  • to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter. Obs.
Webster 1913

tough guy

  • noun someone who bullies weaker people
    plug-ugly.
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tough luck

  • noun an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    misfortune; ill luck; bad luck.
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tough-cake

Tough"-cake` noun
Definitions
  1. See Tough-pitch (b).
Webster 1913

tough-head

Tough"-head` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The ruddy duck. Local U.S.
Webster 1913

tough-minded

  • adjective satellite facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination
    unsentimental.
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tough-pitch

Tough"-pitch` noun
Definitions
  1. (Metal.) (a) The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper. (b) Copper so reduced; -- called also tough-cake.
Webster 1913

tough-skinned

  • adjective satellite having a relatively tough outer covering
  • adjective satellite insensitive to criticism
    thick-skinned.
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