do it tough

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do it tough

verb does it tough · doing it tough · did it tough · done it tough

Australia, idiomatic, informal, intransitive To be in a desperate situation; to struggle. Families doing it tough will receive more assistance from the government.

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verb be in a desperate situation

中文	不可終日 /不可终日 bùkězhōngrì, 掙扎 zhēngzhá
Português	passar por dificuldades
Français	être dans la dèche, être dans la mouise, être dans le pétrin

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@misc{do_it_tough_2026,
  title = {do it tough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20it%20tough},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}