tough love



tough love

  (mainly American)
a method of helping someone to change their behaviour by treating them in a very severe way Tough love is the only approach to take towards a relative hooked on drugs.
See also: love, tough

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Brett[brɛt]
Doriane-French
Annamaria-Italian
JezJEZEnglish (British)
ZsÓKaZHO-kawHungarian
Yildirim-Turkish