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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tough face" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has a stern or resilient expression, often implying strength or determination.
Example: "Despite the challenges she faced, she maintained a tough face, showing no signs of fear or doubt."
Alternatives: "a stern expression" or "a hardened visage."
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But he always put on a tough face".
Though she had previously been at pains to play down the coup rumors, she presented a tough face on Tuesday.
Her trainer was Marty Herrera, a man with a tough face and a sweet personality, who works at the Santa Fe Spa.
BERLIN — Ariane Friedrich, a German Olympic high-jump hopeful, knows how to pull a tough face, a gun and, it seems, a fast one on a fan who sent her an obscene message over Facebook.
Trainees often find themselves thinking, "I won't be able to excel in academia if I can't have a tough face all the time, because if I show any emotion I will be viewed weak".
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He has a tough, rugged face – cropped hair, a moustache, defiant eyes.
He puts on a tough guy face when my friend Zach shoots his portraits.
Instead, whenever I meet someone I wear a tough face and he fears to say anything.
But, as Mullan says himself, he has got a tough-looking face.
"It's a tough lineup to face.
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