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Discover LudwigThe phrase "tough boy" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used to describe a young male who is strong, resilient, and able to handle difficult or challenging situations. Example: The new student, Jake, was known as the tough boy of his high school. He had a reputation for never backing down from a fight and always standing up for his friends.
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Tough boy".
But he's a good, tough boy.
He must have been a pretty tough boy.
This is part of his campaign to be the tough boy on Brexit.
"He was a rough, tough boy of 16, already a father, but a gifted writer," she notes.
That night he finds Muddy Maguire, a tough boy who used to pick up girls, in the parlor with Millie.
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The Saiyas were tough boys.
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys, by Will Self.
He breathes thickly as he recalls his childhood attempts to become one of the "tough boys" and the favour the tough boys did him by shutting him out.
It's just faux-macho claptrap designed to make emasculated men feel like "big tough boys".
Suddenly, without saying a word, one of the tough boys in the year above me ran past, whipped it off and threw it on the ground.
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