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hung tough

hung tough is the simple past and past participle 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 hung tough

What is hung tough the simple past and past participle of?
Hung tough is the simple past and past participle of hang tough.

Words near hung tough in the dictionary

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

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