I'm sorry to hear about your accident. Tough break.
•John had a lot of tough breaks when he was a kid, but he's doing okay now.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tough break — See: TOUGH LUCK, TOUGH SHIT … Dictionary of American idioms
tough break — n. a bit of bad luck. □ Tough break. Sorry about that. □ You’ve had a lot of tough breaks lately … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tough break — unlucky event, misfortune He received a tough break when he became sick immediately before the music contest … Idioms and examples
tough\ break — See: tough luck, tough shit … Словарь американских идиом
tough — [tuf] adj. [ME < OE toh, akin to Ger zäh, tough, viscous, prob. < IE base * denk , to bite > TONGS] 1. strong but pliant; that will bend, twist, etc. without tearing or breaking 2. that will not cut or chew easily [tough steak] 3.… … English World dictionary
Break In The Seal — is a photographic exhibition by two of the United Kingdom s most talented black artists: Pogus Caesar, born in St Kitts, and Vanley Burke from Jamaica. Both came to the United Kingdom from the West Indies as children. They have spent most of… … Wikipedia
tough — tough1 [ tʌf ] adjective *** ▸ 1 difficult ▸ 2 able to deal with things ▸ 3 confident/determined ▸ 4 very strict/severe ▸ 5 food: hard to cut/chew ▸ 6 hard to break/damage ▸ 7 likely to be violent ▸ 8 with crime/violence ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tough — [[t]tʌ̱f[/t]] ♦♦ tougher, toughest, toughs, toughing, toughed 1) ADJ GRADED A tough person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering. He built up a reputation as a tough businessman... She is tough and ambitious. Derived… … English dictionary
tough — I UK [tʌf] / US adjective Word forms tough : adjective tough comparative tougher superlative toughest *** 1) difficult He s having a really tough time at the moment. It was a tough decision to move to London. Many companies are facing tough… … English dictionary
tough*/*/ — [tʌf] adj 1) difficult He s having a really tough time at the moment.[/ex] It was a tough decision to move to London.[/ex] Many companies are facing tough competition.[/ex] 2) strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain I think she… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
