tougher than a two-dollar steak
tougher than a two-dollar steak
1. Very physically strong and resilient. Marty has played in 500 straight games without so much as a sprained ankle—he's tougher than a two-dollar steak. My grandfather still does a lot of physical labor around the family farm, so he's tougher than a two-dollar steak.
2. Very emotionally or mentally strong and resilient, especially in the face of adversity. We need someone who is tougher than a two-dollar steak 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 tougher than a two-dollar steak throughout it all.
See also: steak, tougher
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be (as) tough as nails
- be (as) tough as old boots
- be (as) tough as shoe leather
- (as) tough as an old boot
- tough as an old boot
- sprain
- sprain (one's) ankle
- sprain ankle
- sprain one’s ankle
- (as) tough as (old) (shoe) leather