hang tough

VERB

endure

Synonyms

WEAK

be patient with bear bear the brunt brave cope with face go through grin and bear it gut it out hang in hang in there keep up live out live through meet with never say die put up with ride out sit through stand stick in there stick it out stomach suffer swallow take take it tough it out weather withstand

ADJECTIVE

firm, unyielding

Synonyms

STRONG

adamant adamantine hardheaded inflexible intractable intransigent relentless stern stubborn uncompromising unyielding

Example Sentences

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He said just hang tough, and we did, and hey, it worked out.

From Seattle Times

"At that point I wanted to give up. I phoned home in tears and told my mum I wanted to come home and didn't want to play football any more. She said: 'Don't even think about it - you're so close. You need to stay there and hang tough'."

From BBC

New gridiron converts rarely manage to hang tough as long as Okoye did, but in four and a half years that included stints at the 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, he didn't get into a competitive NFL game.

From BBC

Editorial: Hang tough, Illinois, and cap interest rates on payday loans at 36%

From Washington Times

Weber said his players continue to hang tough, despite not getting favorable results.

From Washington Times

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