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DictionarySeehanghang tough
hang toughTo maintain one's determination in a difficult situation. Hang tough—don't let anyone in the company discount your ideas.See also: hang, toughhang tough (on something)Sl. to stick to one's position (on something). I decided I'd hang tough on it. I tend to give in too easy. Yes, just hang tough.See also: hang, toughhang toughRemain 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. See also: hang, toughhang tough AMERICAN, JOURNALISMCOMMON If you hang tough, you continue to fight or compete strongly for something and refuse to accept defeat. Sizemore and Traeger hung tough in the second set to clinch the victory at 5-2. The White House is hanging tough for a good agreement.See also: hang, toughhang tough be or remain inflexible or firmly resolved. North American informal 1992 Randall Kenan Let the Dead Bury their Dead Obviously, he intended to hang tough at first, but apparently Miss Jesse's psychic bullwhip lashed out and snap-crackled his brain. See also: hang, toughhang ˈtough (American English) be determined and refuse to change your attitude or ideas: Employees are being urged to hang tough and continue negotiations with management.See also: hang, toughhang tough verbSee hang tough on somethingSee also: hang, tough |