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• a hard nut
• a hard nut to crack
• a hard row to hoe
• a tough act to follow
• a tough cookie
• a tough nut
• a tough nut to crack
• a tough pill to swallow
• a tough row to hoe
• a tough spot
• bad times
• be (as) tough as old boots
• be a hard act to follow
• be as tough as old boots
• be in a tough spot
• do it tough
• get going
• get tough
• get tough with
• gut it out
• hang tough
• hang tough on something
• hard act to follow
• Hard cheddar!
• Hard cheese!
• hard nut to crack
• hard sledding
• have a rough time
• if the going gets tough
• in a fix
• in a tight spot
• in a tough spot
• talk tough
• that's tough
• tough act to follow
• tough as an old boot
• tough as nails
• tough break
• tough call
• tough cookie
• tough cookies
• tough customer
• tough egg to crack
• tough going
• tough guy
• tough it out
• tough love
• tough luck
• tough nut to crack
• tough on
• tough out
• tough row to hoe
• tough shit
• Tough shit!
• tough sledding
• tough something out
• tough titties
• Tough titties!
• tough titty
• Tough titty!
• when the going gets rough
• when the going gets tough
• When the going gets tough, the tough get going