tough crowd

くだけた表現

(informal) An audience that is difficult to please.

日本語の意味

扱いが難しい客層 / 反応が得にくい観衆 / 評価が厳しい聴衆

I tried a new joke at the open mic, but it was a tough crowd.

オープンマイクで新しいジョークを披露してみたが、観客は手厳しかった。

意味（1）

(informal) An audience that is difficult to please.

Plautus, Terence and the other Roman comic writers had to write for a tough crowd.

tough crowds

（ plural ）