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toughen up
verb as in condition
Example Sentences
Philip has never been given to displays of emotion, and saw his role as a father to ‘toughen up’ his sons.
The African-American community wants Obama to toughen up and fight back.
Valdes-Rodriguez is dating a New Mexico cowpoke who is attempting to toughen up her son.
Perhaps they are planning to toughen up the bill, not in the shadows of committee but in the sunshine of open debate.
But we could toughen up—have a little higher standard of wit for ourselves and a greater willingness to discourage the dreck.
The best way, an the easiest an the quickest, to toughen up, is just to toughen up.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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