ADV. extremely, particularly, really, very | a bit, fairly, a little, pretty, quite Things were pretty tough at first.
PREP. on It"s very tough on the wives when the husbands go off lượt thích that.
2 strict/firm
VERBS be | become, get
ADV. extremely, particularly, very | fairly, pretty, quite | enough Has the government been tough enough on polluters?
PREP. on The government has promised khổng lồ get tough on crime. | with You have lớn be tough with these young thugs.
3 strong
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, get, grow | act, talk (both informal) Then this guy started acting tough.
ADV. incredibly, really, remarkably, very | pretty, quite, reasonably | enough Are you sure you"re physically tough enough for this job? | mentally, physically