كيف تنطق "tough cookies"

expression

TUHF KOO-keezz

TUHF KUH-kiyz

التعريف

Someone who is strong, resilient, and able to handle difficult situations. Used to describe people who don’t give up easily.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtəf/ /ˈkʊkiz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈʌf/ /kˈʊkɪz

أمريكي

TUHF KOO-keezz

بريطاني

TUHF KUH-kiyz

My grandmother is one of the tough cookies in our family.

The firefighters who rescued the children are real tough cookies.

You have to be tough cookies to work in a hospital every day.

She went through a lot last year, but she's still one of the tough cookies I know.