tough cookie
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "An austere, hard-lining rightist, who lives alone, Ioannidis is described by one Washington military official as "a real tough cookie.""
- "Well you're a real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts like the one in me"
- "I run to Micki and give her a hug. She was racing with a broken thumb — a tough cookie, just like me."
- ""Although she's a small-framed woman, we all believed she came through the Marines and maybe ate nails for breakfast because she's one tough cookie," said Horace Taylor […]"
- "Donald Trump called Norris “a great guy” when asked about him as he boarded Air Force One. “He was a really good tough cookie,” Trump said. “We didn’t want to fight him.”"
- "Boxwood is a pretty tough cookie. Wind, cold, wet, exhaust fumes, and industrial pollution are of no consequence."