a tough cookie

(American & Australian informal)

someone who is very determined to do what they want and who usually succeeds even in difficult situations We're talking about a woman who brought up six children on her own - she's one tough cookie.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SerpİL	-	Turkish
Boyce	[bɔis]
Kellie	KEL-ee	English
Donata	do-NAH-tah (Italian)	Italian, Late Roman
Costel	ko-STEL	Romanian
Tegwen	-	Welsh