toughie
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It’s a toughie because you feel like there’s an answer you’re supposed to give and then there’s an answer you wanna give.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
When the waitress, a toughie who intimidated us when she took our order, brought out the soup, she glared at us as she dropped it at the table.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
When asked about Judy Garland, he’d say, “I thought she was going to be a toughie, but she wasn’t.”
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 11, 2018
The first three rounds are cagey before Junior Granados, a toughie from Mexico, serves notice of his power by buzzing Conlan in the fourth.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2015
“I knew you were an old toughie the minute I saw you.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
"We were not toughies and they made us toughies – I became a trained infantry man," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
That leaves two other toughies as what appear to be the decisive races.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024
The Supreme Court will end up hearing about 70 cases a year — in theory the toughest of the toughies — and 40% of the time the justices will still issue a unanimous ruling.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2019
Other KingCo teams expected to be strong include traditional toughies Eastlake and Woodinville.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2010
Best actor and best actress in a musical are both toughies, but on balance, I'd probably plumb for Rowan Atkinson for Oliver! and Hannah Waddingham for A Little Night Music.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2010
