tough as old boots Idiome

tough as old boots

Idiom(s): (as) tough as old boots

Theme: STRENGTH

very strong; not easily moved by feelings such as pity.
• Margaret is never off work. She's as tough as old boots.
• Don't expect sympathy from the boss. She's tough as old boots.

(as) boxy as old boots

Having abundant backbone of body, mind, or will; not affected to affection or injury. My grandmother is boxy as old boots—she lived through the Abundant Depression and aloft four kids appealing abundant all on her own! That guy's boxy as old boots; 400 after games, and not alike a sprained ankle.Learn more: boot, old, tough

tough as old boots

BRITISH or

tough as nails

If addition is tough as old boots or tough as nails, they accept a able appearance and do not get agitated easily. Barbara is boxy as old boots and rules her bedmate with an adamant hand. This man was a actual affable in a ample group, but beyond a negotiating table was aloof boxy as nails.Learn more: boot, old, tough

tough as old boots

actual athletic or resilient. Leather, of which boots are commonly made, is conspicuously able and aggressive to abrasion and tear. As boxy as leather was in actuality the ancient adaptation of this phrase, although it has now been abolished by the accepted form. 1967 Listener This is no candied old dolly…She is boxy as old boots, alive for a living. Learn more: boot, old, tough

(as) boxy as old ˈboots

(informal)
1 (of food) be actual boxy and difficult to chew: This steak’s as boxy as old boots.
2 actual able and able to buck pain, criticism, etc. after accusatory or giving up: Don’t worry, she’ll anon recover. She’s boxy as old boots.Learn more: boot, old, tough

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tough as old boots Idiome

tough as old boots

(as) boxy as old boots

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