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 October 12, 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 6, 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 8, 2013

Tough

A way to tell someone you have a boner without saying it out loud.

P1:Yo dawg I’m tough as shit right now
P2:Same bro that jawn fat as fuck

by primø z October 5, 2020

tough guy syndrome

Tough guy syndrome is when a guy who can do almost anything thinks he's infallible all the time and does stupid things thinking he won't get hurt or suffer the consequences. A guy who defines himself as 10 foot tall and bulletproof, man of steel. Cockiness. Its also the guy who is always working on something.

My man would not turn the breaker off when doing electrical work because it doesn't really hurt when you get shocked by 110. Tough guy syndrome is a real thing.

by sassysultrydiva July 11, 2023

Tough

An image too many full of shit people in the world go for, especially the ones that think the world is full of innocent bystanders.

The dork tried to look, sound, and act tough and insensitive every waking minute of her day, even though some of us knew her as a kid, and saw how she handled/bore physical pain when there was no attention from the media or public to be had. Back when her mother was the one she ran to for attention and first aid.

by Solid Mantis May 20, 2021

Tough Mudder

1 man is selected from a group of gents, and is tasked with chasing down the group in an attempt to insert his wiener in one of their asses.

“I’ve ran a Tough Mudder or two” - Nick

by BackPocketRPG February 14, 2024