toughienoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʌf.i/us/ˈtʌf.i/informaltoughie noun [ C ] (DIFFICULT THING)
a difficult question or problem:
That last question was a real toughie.
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Difficult things and people
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom
- a hard/tough nut to crack idiom
- albatross
- bane
- chill
- equation
- handicap
- hiccup
- hot potato
- impediment
- job
- labyrinth
- liability
- nut
- the chill wind of sth idiom
- the hard way idiom
- the sharp end
- the/a devil of a sth idiom
- thorn in your flesh/side idiom
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toughie noun [ C ] (PERSON)
old-fashioned informal a violent person
a strong person who is not easily made weaker or defeated
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Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- intruder
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- roadman
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- undesirables
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
- viper
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