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
Grant	GRANT	English, Scottish
Yevpraksiya	-	Russian
Zuzen	-	Basque
Floretta	flo-RE-tah (German)	English, German (Rare)
Chinasa	-	Western African, Igbo
Lillian	['liliən]