get tough



get tough (with someone)

to become firm with someone; to use physical force against someone. The teacher had to get tough with the class because the students were acting badly. I've tried nicely to get you to behave, but it looks like I'll have to get tough and really punish you.
See also: get, tough

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KacperKAHTS-perPolish
Emyr-Welsh
Narendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu
Mihangel-Welsh
Aristomache-Ancient Greek
Shakira-Arabic