English Explanatory Dictionary

when the going gets tough, the tough get going

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. In difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.

Word forms

when the going gets tough, the tough get going

Related words

when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
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