When the going gets tough, the tough get going

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How to use When the going gets tough, the tough get going in a sentence

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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This is going to be the Game of Thrones of U.S. Senate races.
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Like many trans users, Transartist often gets used as a source of information more than anything else.
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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
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The questions going through my mind are: How on earth are there Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in the heart of Paris?
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That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
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All my musical studies till now have been a mere going to school, a preparation for him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
When he gets quite large the boy will get tired of having him for a pet, and perhaps bring him back.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with When the going gets tough, the tough get going

when the going gets tough, the tough get going

see under get going, def. 2.