toughen up

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toughen up

verb toughens up · toughening up · toughened up

ambitransitive, idiomatic To make or become mentally tougher.

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verb make or become mentally tougher

Deutsch	abhärten

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@misc{toughen_up_2026,
  title = {toughen up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toughen%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}