"toughen up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-toughen up.ogg Forms: toughens up [present, singular, third-person], toughening up [participle, present], toughened up [participle, past], toughened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} toughen up (third-person singular simple present toughens up, present participle toughening up, simple past and past participle toughened up)
  1. (idiomatic, ambitransitive) To make or become mentally tougher. Tags: ambitransitive, idiomatic Translations (make or become mentally tougher): vzmužit (Czech), cruaigh (Irish), whakamārohirohi (Maori)

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