A tough customer/cookie In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a tough customer/cookie", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-12-02 01:12

Meaning of A tough customer/cookie

A tough customer/cookie noun phrase informal

A person whose character is strong and determined, and is not easily influenced by other people

I believe that there will be no obstacles that can stop him from succeeding because he is a tough cookie.

No one can make her change her mind because she is a tough customer.

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Origin of A tough customer/cookie

The origin of this noun phrase is not clear.
 

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