hang tough
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hang tough (third-person singular simple present hangs tough, present participle hanging tough, simple past and past participle hung tough)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.
- 1994 October 24, Richard Corliss, “CINEMA: False Hoops”, in Time:
- But Hoop Dreams isn't mainly about sport, or even about life and death in the inner city. It's about families hanging tough on nerve and prayer.
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- “hang tough”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.