tough loves
tough loves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tough love.
Meaning of tough love
Noun
tough love (uncountable)
- The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.
- [H]e found himself surrounded by a circle of caring friends and relatives who told him one by one that they loved him but could not continue to live with him or be his friend the way he was. As one of his closest friends recalled, it was a show of tough love.1995 April 12, Jane E. Brody, “Personal Health: Intervening with someone who drinks too much”, in New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2017, retrieved 06 Apr 2015
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- What is tough loves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Tough loves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tough love.
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