be (as) hard as nails
be (as) hard as nails
To be physically or mentally tough. I'm scared of those bikers—they all look like they're hard as nails! Our aunt is as hard as nails, so we asked her to give the eulogy, knowing that she's the only one who could do it without crying.
See also: hard, nail
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (as) hard as nails
- hard as nails
- hard-as-nails
- tough
- be hard at it
- not any hard feelings
- follow
- honestly
- come by
- hard to come by