Marjorie is a very pretty girl, but when it comes to business she sure is one tough cookie.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Tough Cookie — is a UK based producer of audio and video content for the internet. Tough Cookie was launched in 2004 by Andy Wood and Neill Sullivan and has placed itself at the forefront of the booming online video market, having produced over 300 pieces of… … Wikipedia
tough cookie — tough cookies N COUNT If you describe someone as a tough cookie, you mean that they are unemotional and are not easily hurt by what people say or do. She really is a tough cookie … English dictionary
tough cookie — A tough cookie is a person who will do everything necessary to achieve what they want … The small dictionary of idiomes
tough cookie — noun count INFORMAL someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tough cookie — A tough cookie is a person who will do everything necessary to achieve what they want. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is a tough cookie is one who is self confident and ambitious and will do what is necessary to get what… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tough cookie — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tough cookie : singular tough cookie plural tough cookies informal someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations … English dictionary
tough cookie — n. a tough person. □ He’s a tough cookie, but I can handle him. □ There was a tough cookie in here this morning who demanded to see the manager … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tough cookie — {n. phr.} An extremely determined, hardheaded person, or someone with whom it is unusually difficult to deal. * /Marjorie is a very pretty girl, but when it comes to business she sure is one tough cookie./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tough cookie — {n. phr.} An extremely determined, hardheaded person, or someone with whom it is unusually difficult to deal. * /Marjorie is a very pretty girl, but when it comes to business she sure is one tough cookie./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tough cookie — noun A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong willed person. An austere, hard lining rightist, who lives alone, Ioannidis is described by one Washington military official as a real tough cookie … Wiktionary
