1. hang tough - Verb
2. hang tough - Phrase
hang tough (third-person singular simple present hangs tough, present participle hanging tough, simple past and past participle hung tough)
(idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity.
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Bush does not want to go down in history as the president who lost in Iraq. His strategy to the extent he has one is to hang tough and let whoever succeeds him take the fall. Eleanor Clift