tough nuts

A form of tough nut — Synonym of tough nut to crack (“person, etc. difficult to deal with”).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tough nut
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APA

tough nuts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20nuts

MLA

“tough nuts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20nuts. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough nuts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20nuts.

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