hang tough

1. Remain firmly resolved, as in We're going to hang tough on this point and not give in. This slangy idiom uses tough in the sense of “aggressively unyielding,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1900s.

Example Sentences

While Raducanu's movement has improved on the clay, it was not enough to hang tough consistently with Gauff in the rallies.

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Following the introduction of tariffs, Trump urged his nation to "hang tough", but it appears the potential threat to jobs and the US economy stopped the president in his tracks.

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Trump has urged the US to "hang tough" after the market turmoil but it remains to be seen how the Asian markets will react when they open on Monday.

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The US began collecting a 10% "baseline" tariff on all imports on Saturday as President Donald Trump urged Americans to "hang tough" after market turmoil.

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"Hang tough, it won't be easy, but the end result will be historic," he added in a post on Truth Social.

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