[tough cookie] {n. phr.} An extremely determined, hardheaded person, or someone […]

[tough it out] {v. phr.} To live through and endure a […]

[tough luck] {n. phr.} An informal way to say that one […]

[tough nut to crack] See: [HARD NUT TO CRACK].

[tough row to hoe] See: [HARD ROW TO HOE].

[tough shit] {n. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} See: [HARD CHEESE], [TOUGH LUCK]. […]

[tough sledding] See: [HARD SLEDDING].

[tourist trap] See: [CLIP JOINT].

[tow] See: [IN TOW].

[towel] See: [THROW IN THE SPONGE] or [THROW IN THE TOWEL].