to be tough
91tough — toughly, adv. toughness, n. /tuf/, adj., tougher, toughest, adv., n., v. adj. 1. strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. 2. not brittle or tender. 3. difficult to masticate, as food: a tough steak. 4. of viscous consistency, as liquid …
92tough*/*/ — [tʌf] adj 1) difficult He s having a really tough time at the moment.[/ex] It was a tough decision to move to London.[/ex] Many companies are facing tough competition.[/ex] 2) strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain I think she… …
93tough — 01. Hockey is a really [tough] sport, with players getting hurt quite often. 02. This steak is really [tough]; I think I cooked it too long. 03. It s pretty [tough] to find a job when you don t have any previous experience. 04. Eric grew up in a… …
94tough — [[t]tʌf[/t]] adj. tough•er, tough•est, adv. n. v. 1) strong and durable; not easily broken or cut 2) not brittle or tender 3) difficult to chew: a tough steak[/ex] 4) capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops[/ex] 5) not easily… …
95tough — adj. & n. adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to endure hardship; hardy. 3 unyielding, stubborn, difficult (it was a tough job; a tough customer). 4 colloq. a acting sternly; hard (get tough with). b… …
96Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn — Infobox Television show name = Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn caption = format = Comedy/Talk show camera = runtime = Approximately 21 minutes creator = Colin Quinn|executive producer = Colin Quinn Liz Stanton Ken Ober starring = Colin Quinn Nick… …
97tough — adj. 1 difficult/unpleasant VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ get ▪ remain ▪ find sth ▪ He may find it tough to pursue his plans …
98tough love — a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, esp. with an adolescent. [1977; after Toughlove, a network of support groups] * * * tough love noun The practice of keeping a loved one who has an addiction on a strict regime of… …
99Tough Love (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Tough Love title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the hardback edition author = Kerry Katona Fanny Blake illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher …
100tough — {{11}}tough (adj.) O.E. toh difficult to break or chew, from P.Gmc. *tankhuz (Cf. M.L.G. tege, M.Du. taey, Du. taai, O.H.G. zach, Ger. zäh). See ROUGH (Cf. rough) for spelling change. Figurative sense of strenuous, difficult, hard to beat is… …
