(as) hard as nails In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(as) hard as nails", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2021-04-05 12:04

Meaning of (as) hard as nails

Synonyms:

be (as) tough as nails , hard nut to crack , stiff as a board , hard as rock

(as) hard as nails humorous informal slang

Having great strength of body, mind, or will, and resilience in the face of hardship or pain

Don't think that she's old, she's still as hard as nails!

At home, she is a warm-hearted and sweet girl. But at work, she is as hard as nails!

Because her family is so poor that her parents cannot afford the high costs of education, she has to work and study at the same time. She is hard as nails!

Origin of (as) hard as nails

This idiom can be considered to derive from the 1860s. 

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