To become tougher than the situation in order to be able to overcome it
To deal with something in a manner that proves that a person is tough enough to be able to handle it
To solve something in an able manner which was perceived to be more difficult than the person’s ability
I have now understood that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I am in fact trying to teach the same to my children.
The company secretary handled the objections very calmly and politely. I truly saw the personification of the fact that when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
You know it is true that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I have seen many such examples in my own life.
In such harsh conditions, he managed to save not only himself but also the lives of many innocent children. For him, it is true, when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
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