toughen up

Example Sentences

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You've got to toughen up and get on with it, but you know, the senior boys were great...

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The spokesman also said the independent review would explore "how we can go even further to toughen up the safeguards in place against illicit money from abroad", including cryptocurrencies.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Would you say you use beautiful melodies to soften an acerbic lyric or use acerbic lyrics to toughen up a beautiful melody?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The tribunal said low-interest shareholder loans should not be excluded from the scope of APT rules, and that changes made in February to toughen up the regulations also breached competition law.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

“Is this the part where you tell me it gets better, and that if I toughen up and make it through the next two years, my life will be awesome?”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson