do it tough

English

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Verb

do it tough (third-person singular simple present does it tough, present participle doing it tough, simple past did it tough, past participle done it tough)

1. (intransitive, Australia, idiomatic, informal) To be in a desperate situation; to struggle.

   Families doing it tough will receive more assistance from the government.

Translations

be in a desperate situation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不可終日／不可终日 (zh) (bùkězhōngrì), 掙扎／挣扎 (zh) (zhēngzhá)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: mennä huonosti (subject in adessive)
• French: être dans la dèche (fr), être dans la mouise (fr), être dans le pétrin (fr)
• Portuguese: passar por dificuldades
• Russian: please add this translation if you can