get-tough
[ get-tuhf ]
adjective
characterized by firmness, determination, aggressiveness, or severity: a get-tough policy.
Origin of get-tough
1First recorded in 1955–60
Words Nearby get-tough
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How to use get-tough in a sentence
Seriously, how otherwise do you imagine that get-tough rules on illegal handguns would ever be enforced?
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