TOUGH


Meaning of TOUGH in English

adj. ( colloq. )

strict

1) ~ on, with (they are ~ on drunk drivers)

difficult

2) (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (he is ~ to work with = it is ~ to work with him = it is ~ working with him = he is a ~ person to work with)

unfortunate

3) ~ that + clause (it's ~ that you can't be with your family)

misc.

4) to hang ~ ( esp. AE ; slang) ('to be very firm'); to talk ~ ('to take a very firm bargaining position')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.