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get tough (with someone) to become firm with someone; to use physical force against someone. The teacher had to get tough with the class because the students were acting badly. I've tried nicely to get you to behave, but it looks like I'll have to get tough and really punish you. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All too often, when times get tough, sales and marketing get slashed. When things get tough, everybody''s temptation is to become acutely focused on the problem. The ad and its fallout steered public policy sharply toward tough mandatory sentencing policies and the get tough approach that dominated the national debate on criminal justice issues throughout the 1980s and 1990s. |
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