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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
AlfrÉD		-	Hungarian
Baldock		['bɔ:ldək]
Leolin		-	Welsh
Concetta		kon-CHET-tah	Italian
Uilleag		-	Irish
Nicolaos		-	Greek

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