Tough beans In english explanation

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

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-06-13 12:06

Meaning of Tough beans

Synonyms:

tough luck , tough break , Tough shit!

Tough beans noun phrase interjection

    An unfortunate situation 

I had a tough bean in the final test. When I was writing, my pen ran out of ink, which slowed me down.

It was a tough bean for John, who was hit by a ball out of nowhere while driving a motorbike and got serious injuries.

I have had some tough beans recently. I got low marks and lost my bike just two days later.

An interjection used to express sympathy for someone's bad luck

A: Oh no! Someone stole my bike. B Tough bean, bro! I will help you find the thief.

A: I've got a low mark. B: Tough bean, bro.

Other phrases about:

life's a bitch (and then you die)

Used to express one's feelings when facing a bad situation

buy the rabbit

To be unlucky or failed

dog someone's footsteps

(Of a misfortune or problem) to seem to follow someone wherever they go

the black ox has trod upon (one's) foot

Used in a situation in which one experiences problems or misfortune

misfortunes never come singly

Bad things usually come in groups.

Origin of Tough beans

Tough is used in the meaning of "difficult" in this phrase, which dates back to the early 1600s. It is also used as a interjection.

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the straw that broke the donkey's back

Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail

Example:

Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him

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