tough out

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tough out

verb toughs out · toughing out · toughed out

informal, transitive To endure (a hardship or challenge) by being tough: relying on one's toughness. Near-synonyms: face it out, stick it out
Similar: tough it out, face out, stick it out

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@misc{tough_out_2026,
  title = {tough out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tough%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}