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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"
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(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"
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"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 October 12, 2007
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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 6, 2023
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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 8, 2013
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Tough Luck

Tough luck 🍀 is when you was in love with someone and all that love is gone , and when you was the best to them and about to be the worst to them, and say fuck it because you remembered how you love them. And tell them about it. And yeah that’s tough luck 🍀 ☘️🌿🌱
It’s tough luck how I just made you feel
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Snorkel tough

I went down on this hooker last night and I've never been in a worse situation snorkel toughing in my life I threw up in my mouth four times!
by Jytterbug May 2, 2021
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Tough Wackas

Synonymous with 'Hard Luck'
Joe: 'm8 I totally failed that exam'

John: 'tough wackas'
by lols4u1 June 12, 2012
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Tough Titties

When stuff is tough, life is tough etc. for the girls and gays, and the queens and queers to use

Invented 1950s or sometin
Jack: I dont wanna take this class man
Teacher: Tough Titties, Jack
by dbjkdbskbf August 29, 2020
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