get-tough

[get-tuhf]

adjective

characterized by firmness, determination, aggressiveness, or severity: a get-tough policy.

Origin of get-tough

First recorded in 1955–60

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Seriously, how otherwise do you imagine that get-tough rules on illegal handguns would ever be enforced?
A Question for Gun Control Liberals
David Frum
January 2, 2013