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tough out
Thesaurustoughadjective1. Physically toughened so as to have great endurance:hard, hard-bitten, hard-handed, hardy, rugged.Idiom: hard as nails.2. Capable of exerting considerable effort or of withstanding considerable stress or hardship:hardy, stalwart, stout, strong, sturdy.3. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, trying, weighty.4. Not easy to do, achieve, or master:arduous, difficult, hard, laborious, serious, tall, uphill.5. Marked by vigorous physical exertion:knockabout, rough, rough-and-tumble, rugged, strenuous.6. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, unyielding.7. Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence:constant, determined, firm, resolute, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbending, uncompromising, unflinching, unwavering, unyielding.noun1. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions:hoodlum, mug, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian.Informal: toughie.Slang: hood, punk.2. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire:hoodlum, ruffian, thug.Informal: hooligan.Slang: goon, gorilla, hood.phrasal verb
tough outSlang. To carry on through despite hardships:endure.Slang: sweat out.Translationstough out
tough it outTo persist through a difficult situation. I'm amazed you toughed it out and went to school with such a high fever.See also: out, toughtough outTo endure or tolerate some task or activity despite difficulties, hardships, or unpleasant conditions. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tough" and "out." I know you aren't enjoying college so far, but tough it out for at least the first year. Well, you toughed out your first winter in Siberia—how was it? I toughed that job out for nearly 10 years, but I came to realize that life is too short to spend it being miserable.See also: out, toughtough something outto carry on with something despite difficulties or setbacks. Sorry, you'll just have to tough it out. I think I can tough this job out for another month.See also: out, toughtough it out endure a period of difficult conditions. informal 1998 Cosmopolitan Hang in there and tough it out. If you don't, you might be left with permanent fears about starting in new jobs, and that will stifle your career. See also: out, toughtough outv. To endure something despite hardship; get through something: The researchers toughed out another winter in the Arctic. I wanted to leave the military academy as soon as possible, but I decided to tough it out until the end of the semester.See also: out, toughtough something out tv. to carry on with something despite difficulties or setbacks. I think I can tough it out for another month. See also: out, something, tough tough it out Slang To get through despite hardship; endure: "It helps if one was raised to tough it out" (Gail Sheehy).See also: out, tough |