hard/tough as nails

Related to word: nail

Idiom

Definition

  1. Describing someone who is unfeeling, resolute, and does not easily show emotions like sympathy, fear, or worry.

    鐵石心腸

    • Despite facing many difficulties, she remained as hard as nails.

      儘管面臨許多困難,她依然堅如磐石。

    • The manager is known for his hard-as-nails negotiating style.

      這位經理以他堅如磐石的談判風格而聞名。

    • Growing up in a tough environment made him as tough as nails.

      在艱難的環境中長大,讓他變得堅如磐石。