(informal) An audience that is difficult to please.

(intransitive, Australia, idiomatic, informal) To be in a desperate situation; to struggle.

Not distracted from actual facts by enticements, intimidation, or sentimentality; steadfast in one's actions, beliefs, commitments, etc.

The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper. / Copper so reduced; called also tough-cake.

tough-pitch; refined copper

plural of tough-cake

(idiomatic, simile) Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset. / (simile) Very hard; tough

The characteristic of being tough-minded; lack of sentimentality and unswerving conviction.

In a tough-minded manner; lacking sentimentality.

plural of tough crowd