tough[ teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı
- tough
- To toughen
- tough
- strong and resilient; sturdy
The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- tough
- Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking
- tough
- Stubborn
He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
- tough
- difficult to cut or chew
To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
- tough
- To endure
- tough
- rugged or physically hardy
Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
- tough
- rowdy or rough
A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
- tough
- A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully
They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.
- tough
- harsh or severe
- tough
- Used to indicate lack of sympathy
If you don't like it, tough!.
- tough
- difficult or demanding
This is a tough crowd.
- tough call
- A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives
Will it work? It's a tough call.
- tough case
- A person who is difficult to work with
Due to Mary's ignorance, she was a tough case.
- tough cookie
- A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person
Although she's a small-framed woman, we all believed she came through the Marines and maybe ate nails for breakfast because she's one tough cookie, said Horace Taylor.
- tough cookies
- plural form of tough cookie
- tough cookies
- Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
- tough love
- The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior
When it came to Latin America's economic travails, Bush adhered to the principle of tough love: no more bailouts.
- tough luck
- bad luck
- tough nut to crack
- A difficult or sticky problem
Defending against malware has become a tough nut to crack as programs become ever more cleverly designed.
- tough out
- To endure
He toughed it out.
- tough road to hoe
- Misconstruction of tough row to hoe
- tough row to hoe
- A difficult or arduous task
Raising three kids by himself is going to be a tough row to hoe.
- tough shit
- Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
- tough titties
- Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
- tough titties
- plural form of tough titty
- tough titty
- Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
- tough toodles
- Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
- tough tuchus
- Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
- tough-skinned
- Resilient; able to endure hardship or criticism, with no apparent adverse effects
She's tough-skinned, if she can work for slave drivers like those guys.
- tough
- A tough way of life or period of time is difficult or full of suffering. He was having a really tough time at work. = rough
- tough shit
- (Slang) bad luck; rejection to request for sympathy
- tough cookie
- a person who is difficult to deal with
- tough
- {a} not brittle, stiff, strong, clammy
- tough break
- (deyim) Unlucky event, misfortune
He received a tough break when he became sick immediately before the music contest.
- tough cookies
- (deyim) That is too bad. (Said as a reply to someone relating an unfortunate situation.)
- tough luck
- (deyim) That is too bad. (Said as a reply to someone relating an unfortunate situation.)
- tough out
- (deyim) Withstand (a difficult, trying, etc situation) stoically or with great endurance, stamina, etc
He lost his job and had to tough out the winter with hardly any money for heating.
- tough shit
- (OFFENSIVE) said to show that you have no sympathy for someone's problems or difficulties
They lost a lot of money on their investment. - Tough luck - they should have been more careful..
- tough something out
- (deyim) Withstand (a difficult, trying, etc situation) stoically or with great endurance, stamina, etc
He lost his job and had to tough out the winter with hardly any money for heating.
- tough-minded
- Facing facts and difficulties with strength and determination; realistic and resolute
- tough
- Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough
- tough
- substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
- tough
- If someone who is trying to achieve something hangs tough, they remain determined and do not give up, even when there are difficulties or problems. The White House is hanging tough for a good agreement to be reached. tough out to deal with a difficult situation by being determined, rather than leaving or changing your decision
- tough
- tough to cut or chew physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
- tough
- Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews
- tough
- tough to cut or chew physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character
- tough
- A tough task or problem is difficult to do or solve. It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one = hard
- tough
- Someone who exhibits courage and defience during a conflict. This is usually one of violence or potential violence
- tough
- what mark-DM says when you are unaware of, don’t understand, or disagree with a Worlorn rule that prevents you from accomplishing what you want to do it translates roughly to: “if you don’t like it, find out why it is so; maybe you can change circumstances, but you’re screwed in this place and this time ”
- tough
- Severe; violent; as, a tough storm
- tough
- A tough person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering. He built up a reputation as a tough businessman She is tough and ambitious. + toughness tough·ness Mrs Potter has won a reputation for toughness and determination on her way to the top
- tough
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- tough
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
- tough
- {s} strong, durable, robust, unyielding; difficult
- tough
- Astringent; tannic
- tough
- A tough place or area is considered to have a lot of crime and violence. She doesn't seem cut out for this tough neighbourhood = rough
- tough
- a cruel and brutal fellow
- tough
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character
- tough
- someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- tough
- violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
- tough
- tough to cut or chew
- tough
- Tough policies or actions are strict and firm. He is known for taking a tough line on security = strong
- tough
- Tough meat is difficult to cut and chew. The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets
- tough
- Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm
- tough
- If you describe someone as tough, you mean that they are rough and violent. He had shot three people dead earning himself a reputation as a tough guy. A tough is a tough person. Three burly toughs elbowed their way to the front
- tough
- physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
- tough
- {i} ruffian, rowdy
- tough
- Hard-skinned Pokémon
- tough
- Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking. See also toughness
- tough
- Astringent or hard; wiry; tannic
- tough
- too bad!
- tough
- A tough substance is strong, and difficult to break, cut, or tear. In industry, diamond can form a tough, non-corrosive coating for tools
- tough
- Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow
- tough
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
- tough
- unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
- tough
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
- tough approach
- hard approach, difficult way
- tough cookie
- strong person who doesn't give up
- tough cookie
- If you describe someone as a tough cookie, you mean that they are unemotional and are not easily hurt by what people say or do
- tough customer
- unpleasant person, person who is hard to deal with
- tough guy
- demanding person, rough guy, aggressive guy
- tough guy
- someone who bullies weaker people
- tough love
- Tough love is the practice of being very strict with a relative or friend who has an addiction or other problem in order to help them overcome the problem. the activities of black communities in identifying their own law-breaking youths and then administering tough love. The use of strict disciplinary measures and limitations on freedoms or privileges, as by a parent or guardian, as a means of fostering responsibility and expressing care or concern
- tough luck
- bad fortune
- tough luck
- misfortune: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
- tough meat
- meat that is not tender
- tough nut
- tough nut to crack, tough issue
- tough pill to swallow
- medication that is hard to ingest; (Slang) situation or fact that is difficult to accept
- tough terms
- difficult conditions
- tough to forget
- hard to forget, almost impossible to forget
- tough-minded
- facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination
- hang tough
- To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity
But Hoop Dreams isn't mainly about sport, or even about life and death in the inner city. It's about families hanging tough on nerve and prayer.
- when the going gets tough, the tough get going
- in difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action
- hang tough
- (deyim) Be or remain inflexible or firmly resolved
- adverb tough 4
- in a way that shows you are very determined
- be a tough act to follow
- (Slang) be so successful or talented that it would be difficult to surpass
- noun tough 3
- someone who often behaves in a violent way
- take a tough stance
- take a firm stand, take a firm position
- when the going gets tough
- when things become difficult
