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hangs tough

hangs tough is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang tough.

Meaning of hang tough

Verb

hang tough (third-person singular simple present hangs tough, present participle hanging tough, simple past and past participle hung tough)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.
    • But Hoop Dreams isn't mainly about sport, or even about life and death in the inner city. It's about families hanging tough on nerve and prayer.1994 October 24, Richard Corliss, “CINEMA: False Hoops”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    grin and bear it, hang in there, suck it up, take it like a man, tough it out

Questions about hangs tough

What is hangs tough the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs tough is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang tough.

Words near hangs tough in the dictionary

  1. hangs round
  2. hangs ten
  3. hangs the moon
  4. hangs to
  5. hangs together
  6. hangs tough
  7. hangs up
  8. hangs up one's boots
  9. hangs up one's fiddle
  10. hangs up one's hat
  11. hangs up one's spurs

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