hanging tough
Refusing to quit
Hanging tough means persevering through difficulty without giving up or backing down.
The phrase suggests stubborn resilience in the face of pressure or hardship: Despite the criticism, she's hanging tough.
It often implies maintaining a firm position when others might yield: The negotiators are hanging tough on their demands.
- firmSolid or resolute
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- staying strongMaintaining fortitude under pressure
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
perseverance · stick with it · resolute · inexorable · steadfast · no retreat · dig in · grit · hold fast · holding on · resilient · unyielding · endurance · tenacity · never say die · stamina · withstand · ride it out
hanging toughgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · surrendering · throwing in the towel · caving in · capitulating
hanging toughbreaking down
Stopping working properly
falling apart · crumbling · buckling · panicking · collapsing
hanging toughcaving
Sport of exploring caverns
compromising · softening · bending · acquiescing · accommodating
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