Get-tough Definition

gĕttŭf
adjective
Marked by resoluteness, aggressiveness, or austerity.
The government's new get-tough policy on crime.
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Get-tough Sentence Examples

  • If I heat this stuff up one more time, it's likely to get tough.

  • A freshly killed partridge may be plucked first and then braised in the sauce so that it does not get tough.

  • Need to get tough on illegal immigrants working in the UK?

  • Should you marry out of fear, the marriage is likely to suffer when things get tough.

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GGEGET

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HGHUGH

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