tough all over, bud

Originated on Taste of Chaos 2007 in tour catering, it has since spread to Warped Tour and Family Values; it's also been popularized among high school students in Shanghai, China by an American grad student teaching English/History classes there.

Initially used to describe life on the road (hard work, constant annoyances, temperature extremes), it also checkmates complainers by referencing the universal toughness of life (and says, "I don't care".)

Can also be said to oneself after failing / not getting what you want / getting in trouble.

"So this stagehand came back to the kitchen and said he didn't get enough to eat"
"What'd you do?"
"I said, LOOK BUD, it's tough all over"
______________

(whiner droning on about work nonsense during cartoon time on the bus):
"such a bad day, im so pissed off at this guy cause..."
"yeah it's tough all over, bud...now shut the fuck up...Aqua Teen"
______________

"did you hear what happened to Fleetwood?"
"what happened to Fleetwood?"
"he got pulled over and the cops found 30 ecstasy tabs"
"Fuckin' ouch! Tough all over bud!"
"Fuckin' tough all around"

by Rumbleminz September 28, 2007

When the going gets tough they buckle like a belt

When facing adversity, some individuals rise up to meet the challenge. This antonym of a more well known phrase describes much the opposite—a person who cannot handle pressure and crumples (buckles) in the face of hardship, frequently leading to their own failure.

"I would say 'when the going get tough, the tough get going', but even though she studied for weeks, when Anna went in for the final test, she totally blew it."

"I'm not surprised, it's Anna after all. When the going gets tough, she buckles like a belt."
("When the going gets tough they buckle like a belt used" when in a sentence may include pronounces, or a name instead.)

by AmraKamra May 07, 2023

It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken

What a woman typically says to her husband when her lips begin to hang.

Man- Honey, your lips are loose.

Wife- It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken

by goatgoatgoat666 May 08, 2013

Mental toughness

Repudiation of trauma by pundits who's emotional quotient (EQ) = Arctic winter.
See also: tone deaf

"The top 3 fundamentals for Mental Toughness " - db*9..."

*douchebag

by lp76 January 28, 2021

tough cock to suck

Same idea as hard pill to swallow. Meaning I difficult thing to deal with

John: hey I got my girl pregnant

Matt: fuck man that's a tough cock to suck

by MatttyP May 03, 2023

Roman Tough

Part of the Toughie Clan, great skills within the acting industry, typically hot and understanding.

"Who was that guy you heard singing last night, wow?"
"That was a Roman Tough"

by TotallyNotAFinnishGirl November 01, 2021

Tough Good Guy

Someone who is intimating and seems to be set out as the jerk but he really is the Tough good Guy

Beck Oliver from victorious is the Tough Good Guy
Diego from Ice Age is the tough good guy
Illidan Stormrage from world of Warcraft Legion was retcon to be a tough good guy

by The Lloyd November 25, 2019