to be tough
71tough — [tʌf] <engl. ; »hart, zäh«> robust; nicht empfindlich; durchsetzungsfähig [bes. von Verhandlungspartnern gesagt] …
72tough cookie — noun count INFORMAL someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations …
73tough guy — tough ,guy noun count a strong man who can deal with difficult or violent situations …
74tough love — noun uncount a strict but kind way of dealing with someone who has a problem …
75tough-minded — adjective able to deal with difficult situations in a strong and determined way …
76tough — tenacious, stout, sturdy, *strong, stalwart Analogous words: resisting or resistant, withstanding, opposing (see corresponding verbs at RESIST): *firm, hard: intractable, refractory, recalcitrant, headstrong (see UNRULY): dogged, pertinacious,… …
77tough-mindedly — tough mind·ed·ly …
78tough-mindedness — tough mind·ed·ness …
79tough — adj., t, e (sej, hårdfør) …
80tough-minded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ strong, realistic, and unsentimental …
