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done it tough

done it tough is the past participle 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 done it tough

What is done it tough the past participle of?
Done it tough is the past participle of do it tough.

Words near done it tough in the dictionary

  1. done gooseberry
  2. done ill
  3. done in
  4. done it
  5. done it brown
  6. done it tough
  7. done it up brown
  8. done justice
  9. done like a dinner
  10. done lunch
  11. done more harm than good

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