tough cookie

English - Turkish

Definition of tough cookie in English Turkish dictionary: (Ev ile ilgili) kararlı, güçlü kişi; (Ev ile ilgili) çetin ceviz; dişli, mücadele edilmesi zor kişi

English - English

Definition of tough cookie in English English dictionary: A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person
Although she's a small-framed woman, we all believed she came through the Marines and maybe ate nails for breakfast because she's one tough cookie, said Horace Taylor.; a person who is difficult to deal with; strong person who doesn't give up; If you describe someone as a tough cookie, you mean that they are unemotional and are not easily hurt by what people say or do
tough cookies: plural form of tough cookie
tough cookies: Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve, due to active intervention by the speaker
tough cookies: (deyim) That is too bad. (Said as a reply to someone relating an unfortunate situation.)

tough cookie

Hyphenation

tough Cook·ie

tʌf kûki

/ˈtəf ˈko͝okē/ /ˈtʌf ˈkʊkiː/

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