tough love


noun
  1. a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, especially with an adolescent.

Origin of tough love

1
First recorded in 1977; after Toughlove, a network of support groups

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British Dictionary definitions for tough love

tough love

noun
  1. the practice of taking a stern attitude towards a relative or friend suffering from an addiction, etc, to help the addict overcome the problem

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