"tough toodles" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Probably an ellipsis of "It/that/this is/will be tough toodles for you." Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} tough toodles
  1. (slang) Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve. Tags: slang Synonyms (too bad for you): tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titty, tough titties, tough tuchus, hard cheese Related terms: shit out of luck

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