Tough as Nails In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Tough as Nails", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2021-04-05 11:04

Meaning of Tough as Nails

Synonyms:

hard nut to crack , stiff as a board , hard as rock

Tough as Nails humorous informal slang

Having great strength of body, mind, or will, and resilience in the face of hardship or pain

Don't think that she's old, she's still as tough as nails!

At home, she is a warm-hearted and sweet girl. But at work, she is as tough as nails!

Because her family is so poor that her parents cannot afford the high costs of education, she has to work and study at the same time. She is as tough as nails!

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Origin of Tough as Nails

This idiom can be considered to derive from the 1860s. In the early 1800s, it was not "tough as nails" but it was "hard as nails". Nowadays, people use both equally.

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