How to Pronounce "tough cookies"
expression
TUHF KOO-keezz
TUHF KUH-kiyz
Definition
Someone who is strong, resilient, and able to handle difficult situations. Used to describe people who don’t give up easily.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtəf/ /ˈkʊkiz
British English
tˈʌf/ /kˈʊkɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TUHF KOO-keezz
UK
TUHF KUH-kiyz
Listen in Context
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.