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Meanings of
tough guy
in English
Catalan
facinerós
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Someone who bullies weaker people.
plug-ugly
Catalan
facinerós
Synonyms
Examples for "
plug-ugly
"
plug-ugly
Examples for "
plug-ugly
"
1
It would have broken me all up if that
plug-ugly
had killed him.
2
Well, just now out came the kid with this
plug-ugly
here.
3
He is an unmitigated ruffian, the
plug-ugly
of the woods.
4
Say, that's the
plug-ugly
who insulted us in the woods.
5
He was a sweet-tempered dog, handicapped by the outward appearance of a canine
plug-ugly
.
Usage of
tough guy
in English
1
The President continued: He's a strong looking guy, he's a
tough
guy
.
2
You're a
tough
guy
in a tough business, and I respect that.
3
Maybe I thought I was a real
tough
guy
after all that.
4
So are you still going to be a
tough
guy
?
she asks.
5
Learn the patter of the insulated and be a real
tough
guy
.
6
Sign it and you're a
tough
guy
who can roll the dice.
7
He has portrayed himself as a
tough
guy
with a shady past.
8
And no politician plays the victim like supposed
tough
guy
Donald Trump.
9
By his own admission, Tony Cronin was a
tough
guy
at school.
10
You're a
tough
guy
,
but I'm a nightmare wrapped in the apocalypse.
11
I hear your father is a real
tough
guy
in his own way.
12
I already had one
tough
guy
ready to inflict serious pain on me.
13
Gets me every time: this
tough
guy
using Edith Wharton language.
14
To a smart-mouthed
tough
guy
,
she snarls: You're supposed to be Team Muscle.
15
The prosecutor, this bearded Jewish
tough
guy
,
didn't want to push the charges.
16
I used to think everybody was a sissy who wasn't a
tough
guy
.
Other examples for "tough guy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
tough
guy
tough
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
tough guy
Catalan
facinerós
trinxaire
pinxo
Tough guy
through the time
Tough guy
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common