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did it tough

did it tough is the simple past of do it tough.

Meaning of do it tough

Verb

do it tough (third-person singular simple present does it tough, present participle doing it tough, simple past did it tough, past participle done it tough)

  1. (Australia, idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To be in a desperate situation; to struggle.
    • Families doing it tough will receive more assistance from the government.

Questions about did it tough

What is did it tough the simple past of?
Did it tough is the simple past of do it tough.

Words near did it tough in the dictionary

  1. did gooseberry
  2. did ill
  3. did in
  4. did it
  5. did it brown
  6. did it tough
  7. did it up brown
  8. did justice
  9. did lunch
  10. did more harm than good
  11. did my back hurt your knife

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