hard as nails
Example Sentences
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It was that he had all the best qualities you’d want in somebody; his heart of gold, and then you couple that with him just being hard as nails and tough, no quit ever.
From Los Angeles Times
But next comes an admission, from this professionally tough politician, described to me by one of her colleagues once as 'hard as nails', that when things get personal, she doesn't like it.
From BBC
While a friend has described her as politically "as hard as nails", Reeves' time in Westminster has not been without controversy.
From BBC
But one of her friends says politically she is "hard as nails".
From BBC
He remembers inviting a group of heterosexual friends to watch a match in Ilkley and them asking which of the players were gay because they were "hard as nails".
From BBC
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