(simile) Very tough.

(slang) Synonym of tough cookies

(colloquial, slang, chiefly US) get over it; grow up

(slang) Synonym of tough cookies

(idiomatic) Difficult to proceed

That establishes stricter criminal penalties as a reaction to violent and property crime.

(idiomatic) An interjection of mild or insincere sympathy for someone else's misfortune.

(idiomatic) A situation resulting in misfortune or hardship; an instance of bad luck.

plural of tough guy

Alternative form of tough-love