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- get tough with
get tough with
get tough with
Become harsh, severe, unyielding with someone. For example, We have to get tough with these people or we'll get nowhere. [c. 1930]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Ulrich | | UWL-rikh (German) | German, French, Ancient Germanic |
| Epaphras | | EP-ə-fras (English) | Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
| Jaromir | | yah-RAW-meer | Polish |
| Moira | | MOI-ra | Irish, Scottish, English |
| RadomÍRa | | - | Czech |
| NaİMe | | - | Turkish |