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tough love
noun
- a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, especially with an adolescent.
tough love
noun
- the practice of taking a stern attitude towards a relative or friend suffering from an addiction, etc, to help the addict overcome the problem
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tough love1
Example Sentences
This past week Trump’s army of talking heads and Twitter commandos has pushed his “no pain, no gain” theory like it was the Sermon on the Mount, all while insisting this was the economic tough love America needed.
Watts takes a moment to collect herself after remembering her mom’s words, delivered with tough love.
To the women, he offers support; to the men tough love.
Baba omitted the truth to protect his sons — their bewilderment also meant plausible deniability — and Lucky Auntie’s tough love shields the boys from any real fallout.
They would have been all smiles before the television cameras, but then in private, would have administered to Zelenskyy some very tough love, all the while remaining respectful.
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