do it tough

verb

To be in a desperate situation; to struggle.

“Families doing it tough will receive more assistance from the government.”

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Meanings

verbdo it tough (third-person singular simple present does it tough, present participle doing it tough, simple past did it tough, past participle done it tough)

present singular third person does it tough · participle present doing it tough · past did it tough · participle past done it tough

  1. AustraliaidiomaticinformalintransitiveTo be in a desperate situation; to struggle.

    Families doing it tough will receive more assistance from the government.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 不可終日 /不可终日, 掙扎
  • 不可終日 /不可终日 (bùkězhōngrì)be in a desperate situation
  • 掙扎 (zhēngzhá)be in a desperate situation
French être dans la dèche, être dans la mouise
  • être dans la dèchebe in a desperate situation
  • être dans la mouisebe in a desperate situation
  • être dans le pétrinbe in a desperate situation
Portuguese passar por dificuldades
  • passar por dificuldadesbe in a desperate situation
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APA

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Chicago

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