When The Going Gets Tough (the Tough Get Going) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does When The Going Gets Tough (the Tough Get Going) Idiom mean?

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when the going gets tough (the tough get going) What does when the going gets tough (the tough get going) mean?	when things become difficult, strong people begin to work harder	When the going gets tough our teacher is always there to support and help us.
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build (something) to order What does "build (something) to order" mean?	to make something especially for a customer	The family wanted to build their kitchen table to order.

knock (someone) off What does "knock (someone) off" mean?	murder someone	The owner of the shop was knocked off in the robbery last week.
ups and downs What does "ups and downs" mean?	good fortune and bad fortune	He is having a few ups and downs but generally he is doing well.
straight What does "straight" mean?	heterosexual as opposed to homosexual or bisexual
(as) old as the hills What does "(as) old as the hills" mean?	to be very old	The building next to the library is as old as the hills.

find one's way What does "find one's way" mean?	to discover the route to a place	We were lost for over an hour but we finally found our way.
lend an ear (to someone) What does "lend an ear (to someone)" mean?	listen to someone	I was asked to lend an ear to my friend so he could tell me about his problems.
continue down to the wire What does "continue down to the wire" mean?	to near a deadline, to have little time remaining	The negotiations continued down to the wire but they finally ended successfully.

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When The Going Gets Tough (the Tough Get Going) Idiom