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hang toughTo remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.Rate it:

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when the going gets tough, the tough get goingin difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.Rate it:

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hang (hang with)Spend time in the company of someone.Rate it:

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tough as a tissueThe phrase refers to a person or physical form being as tough as a tissue. Tissues not being at all resistant to items such as wind or someone lifting it then it isn’t so tough is it? Mostly used as an insult.Rate it:

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tough nut to crackA difficult or sticky problem.Rate it:

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tough loveThe compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.Rate it:

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do it toughTo be in a desperate situation; to struggle.Rate it:

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tough as nailsHaving a hard, strong, and determined mindset / mentality.Rate it:

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tough as old bootsVery tough (very strong)Rate it:

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tough callA choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.Rate it:

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tough cookieA person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person.Rate it:

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tough cookiesplural form of tough cookieRate it:

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tough cookiesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough goingA difficult situationRate it:

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tough luckBad luck.Rate it:

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Tough Nut to CrackSomething that’s not much easier to understand or difficult to do; harder to solve a problemRate it:

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tough outTo endure.Rate it:

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tough row to hoeA difficult or arduous task.Rate it:

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tough times never last because if you believe you can be tougherTough times don’t last if you believeRate it:

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tough tittiesplural form of tough tittyRate it:

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tough tittiesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough tittyToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough toodlesToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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tough tuchusToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker.Rate it:

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hang a ralphMake a right turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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give him enough rope and he'll hang himselfIf one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions.Rate it:

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hang outTo spend time doing nothing in particular.Rate it:

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hang onTo hold, grasp, or grip.Rate it:

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hang aboutTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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hang aroundTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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you can hang your hat on thatIt's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).Rate it:

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hang by a threadTo be in danger, calling for precise caution. To be in a precarious situation.Rate it:

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hang inTo remain in a particular place or status.Rate it:

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hang on every wordTo be completely attentive to what another person is saying.Rate it:

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hang one on!Ejaculation by imbiber/drinker/Alcoholic: 'Get Drunk'; 'Get Smashed', {Drink to excess}Rate it:

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hang upTo terminate a phone call.Rate it:

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hang upTo put up to hang.Rate it:

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one may as well hang for a sheep as a lambIf one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.Rate it:

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hang onTo pay close attention.Rate it:

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get the hang ofTo learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.Rate it:

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hang out one's shingleTo open an office or business, especially in a profession.Rate it:

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hang the moonTo place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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hang upring offRate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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go hangTo be cursed; to be unworthy of notice or bother.Rate it:

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hang a legHesitate; hang back.Rate it:

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hang a louieMake a left turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang a ueyTo make a U-turn turn while driving a vehicle.Rate it:

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hang an arseTo hang back, to be afraid to advance.Rate it:

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