Get Tough With (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get Tough With (someone) Idiom mean?

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get tough with (someone) What does get tough with (someone) mean?	to become firm/strict with someone	The school plans to get tough with students who are late.
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talk through one`s hat What does "talk through one`s hat" mean?	to say something without knowing or understanding the facts	Our supervisor is talking through his hat again and he does not know what he is talking about.
slam dunk What does "slam dunk" mean?	forcing a basketball into the basket from above
swing What does "swing" mean?	be entertaining, exciting, or enjoyable
plenty of something What does "plenty of something" mean?	lots of something	There was plenty of food to eat at the party.
touch a sore spot/point What does "touch a sore spot/point" mean?	to mention a sensitive matter that will upset someone	I touched a sore spot when I began to talk about my friend's problems at work.

fish or cut bait What does "fish or cut bait" mean?	to either do what you are supposed to do or quit and let someone else do it	It was time to fish or cut bait so I decided to let someone else handle the problem.
small fry What does "small fry" mean?	unimportant people, children (small fry are young newly-hatched fish)	The police were only able to catch some of the small fry in the organized crime gang.
loaded What does "loaded" mean?	have lots of money	My new boss is really loaded.
Tried and tested What does "Tried and tested" mean?	If a method has been tried and tested, it is known to work or be effective because it has been successfully used long enough to be trusted.
carve out a niche What does "carve out a niche" mean?	to create a speciality or product or market that nobody else has	The company was able to carve out a niche for their product among university students.

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Get Tough With (someone) Idiom