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tough
1 difficultHe’s having a really tough time at the moment. It was a tough decision to move to London. Many companies are facing tough competition. Synonyms and related words
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort
Nouns frequently used with tough ▪ assignment, battle, call, challenge, choice, decision, fight, target, task
2 strong and able to deal with difficult situations or painI think she’ll be all right because she’s very tough. Synonyms and related words 3 confident, and determined to get what you want Synonyms and related words
Determined and ambitious determined ambitious persistent Synonyms and related words 4 very strict and severeThe report contained tough criticism of the company’s management style. She’s campaigning for tough new laws on industrial pollution. be tough on: The new mayor promises to be tough on crime. get tough with (=deal with in a severe way): She promised to get tough with people who claim benefits fraudulently. take a tough stance/stand: We must take a tough stance against terrorism. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words
Serious, severe and extreme 5 food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe meat Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe the state or consistency of food buttery calorific caramelised 6 difficult to break or damageThe tool is made from a very tough and resilient steel. Synonyms and related words
Strong and not easy to damage or break 7 likely to behave in a violent waya couple of tough-looking lads Synonyms and related words
Involving violence and bloodshed violent ferocious bloodthirsty 8 a tough place is one in which there is a lot of crime and violenceHe grew up in a tough inner-city neighbourhood. Synonyms and related words
Involving violence and bloodshed violent ferocious bloodthirsty 9 a tough getsomething or someone that is not easy to find, especially because there is a great demand for themA good teacher of Chinese is a tough get at the moment. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2014
as tough as old boots tough shit
tough
1 difficultHe’s having a really tough time at the moment. It was a tough decision to move overseas. Many companies are facing tough competition. Synonyms and related words
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort
Nouns frequently used with tough ▪ assignment, battle, call, challenge, choice, decision, fight, target, task
2 strong and able to deal with difficult situations or painI think she’ll be all right because she’s very tough. Synonyms and related words 3 confident, and determined to get what you want Synonyms and related words
Determined and ambitious determined insistent ambitious Synonyms and related words 4 very strict and severeThe report contained tough criticism of the company’s management style. She’s campaigning for tough new laws on industrial pollution. be tough on: The new mayor promises to be tough on crime. take a tough stance/stand: We must take a tough stance against terrorism. get tough with (=deal with in a severe way): She promised to get tough with speeders. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words
Serious, severe and extreme 5 food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe meat Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe the state or consistency of food buttery calorific caramelized 6 difficult to break or damageThe tool is made from a very tough and resilient steel. Synonyms and related words
Strong and not easy to damage or break 7 likely to behave in a violent waya couple of tough-looking boys Synonyms and related words
Involving violence and bloodshed violent ferocious bloodthirsty 8 a tough place is one in which there is a lot of crime and violenceHe grew up in a tough inner-city neighborhood. Synonyms and related words
Involving violence and bloodshed violent ferocious bloodthirsty 9 a tough getsomething or someone that is not easy to find, especially because there is a great demand for themA good teacher of Chinese is a tough get at the moment. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2014
tough1 in a way that shows you are determined, strong, or not afraidact/talk etc tough: This team can play tough when it has to. Synonyms and related words
Determined and ambitious determined ambitious persistent
tough1 in a way that shows you are determined, strong, or not afraidact/talk etc. tough: This team can play tough when it has to. Synonyms and related words
Determined and ambitious determined insistent ambitious
tough1 used for saying that you have no sympathy for someone‘I wanted to come with you.’ ‘Tough! You shouldn’t have been late.’ If they don’t like my cooking, it’s tough! Synonyms and related words
Ways of expressing lack of sympathy bad/hard/tough luck too bad my heart bleeds (for someone)
tough1 used for saying that you have no sympathy for someone“I wanted to come with you.” “Tough! You shouldn’t have been late.” If they don’t like my cooking, it’s tough! Synonyms and related words
Ways of expressing lack of sympathy tough luck too bad my heart bleeds (for someone)
toughnoun countable informal UK /tʌf/ 1 a violent man, especially a violent criminal Synonyms and related words
toughnoun countable informal US /tʌf/ 1 a violent man, especially a violent criminal Synonyms and related words
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