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

River Belt

The type of belt that Jon R would make up stories about when asked.

No no no, you guys have it all wrong. The name originated during a choir practice (probably somewhere in SDC or maybe ELC…definitely not in Texas or Arizona) when a PA, after a couple too many celebration beers, slurred the words “Ranger Belt” and ever since, it’s been called a River Belt. You can Google it.

by Owen Crash November 16, 2021

Belt man

A man who would use a belt as an accessory for rough sex.

I had rough sex yesterday, it was with that belt man, Brody.

by MarioSpinsters69 April 16, 2025

3500$ chastity belt

Launch day slang given to Apple Vision Pro. Resulting in a flurry of international coverage from New York Post, Gizmodo.com, TheMarySue, Kotaku, The Daily Best. Even MIT made it their February 6th, 2024 quote of the day.

Various YouTube, TikTok, Podcast, Rumble, radio broadcast too.

You spent all that money on a "3500$ chastity belt".

by Facebook Fact Checker February 10, 2024

Belt Belly

the impression that your belt leaves on the underside of your muffin top often painful. Causing redmarks

Damn, after sitting at my desk for 5 hours, i got belt belly, it kills!

by r4p3r March 17, 2011

Belt

A really thick chain worn in the hip-hop community. Whether real or fake, it's thick and lies flat like a belt across the collar bone area. A belt may or may not be bust down with diamonds. It may or may not be gold, silver or platinum.

"Whoa, look at MJ! SHE'S GOT THE BELT!"
In other words: "whoa, look at MJ, she's got the biggest chain in the room"

by MJBVILLE April 7, 2025

THE BELT

the most scary entity is Your dads belt, if your dad catches you on the hub you better move to Antarctica. In one hit you are dead some say its the weapon that killed Dr strange in the endgame. He will find you and he will end you

(little bro)"DAD!" ( dad)"what son" (little bro)"he hit me!"(dad) "that is IT i'm getting THE BELT" (big bro)"OH GOD NO I NEED TO RUN

by Will da smith May 12, 2022