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

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If for no other reason, Democrats need to hang tough.

From Salon

While Raducanu's movement has improved on the clay, it was not enough to hang tough consistently with Gauff in the rallies.

From BBC

Following the introduction of tariffs, Trump urged his nation to "hang tough", but it appears the potential threat to jobs and the US economy stopped the president in his tracks.

From BBC

Trump has urged the US to "hang tough" after the market turmoil but it remains to be seen how the Asian markets will react when they open on Monday.

From BBC

The US began collecting a 10% "baseline" tariff on all imports on Saturday as President Donald Trump urged Americans to "hang tough" after market turmoil.

From BBC

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