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单词 tough love
释义

tough love


noun

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

Origin of tough love

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

Words nearby tough love

tough break, toughen, toughie, toughish, tough it out, tough love, tough-minded, toughness, tough nut, tough pitch, tough row to hoe
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Example sentences from the Web for tough love

  • She maintains the tough-love attitude of a pioneer, when it comes to her protégés.

    Surf Girls: The Next Wave|Nicole LaPorte|August 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • But they see themselves as something of a tough-love organization.

    Family of Hate|John Avlon|July 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for tough love

tough love

noun

the practice of taking a stern attitude towards a relative or friend suffering from an addiction, etc, to help the addict overcome the problem
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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