be (as) tough as nails

1. To be very physically strong and resilient. Marty has played in 500 straight games without so much as a sprained ankle—he's as tough as nails. My grandfather did a lot of physical labor around the family farm, so he was tough as nails.

2. To be very emotionally or mentally strong and resilient, especially in the face of adversity. We need someone who is tough as nails at the head of the company when times get rough. The tragedy has been really hard on our whole family, but my wife has been as tough as nails throughout it all.

词组	be (as) tough as nails
释义	be (as) tough as nails be (as) tough as nails 1. To be very physically strong and resilient. Marty has played in 500 straight games without so much as a sprained ankle—he's as tough as nails. My grandfather did a lot of physical labor around the family farm, so he was tough as nails. 2. To be very emotionally or mentally strong and resilient, especially in the face of adversity. We need someone who is tough as nails at the head of the company when times get rough. The tragedy has been really hard on our whole family, but my wife has been as tough as nails throughout it all. See also: nail, tough Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be (as) tough as old boots be (as) tough as shoe leather tougher than a two-dollar steak (as) tough as nails tough as nails tough as an old boot (as) tough as an old boot (as) tough as (old) (shoe) leather leather tough as leather
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