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tough calls

tough calls is the plural of tough call.

Meaning of tough call

Noun

tough call (plural tough calls)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.
    • Will it work? It's a tough call.2001 June 25, Belinda Luscombe, “Dusting Off Fashion's Old Bags”, in Time

Questions about tough calls

What is tough calls the plural of?
Tough calls is the plural of tough call.

Words near tough calls in the dictionary

  1. tough ask
  2. tough bananas
  3. tough beans
  4. tough break
  5. tough call
  6. tough calls
  7. tough case
  8. tough cases
  9. tough cookie
  10. tough cookies
  11. tough crowd

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