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tough love
noun
- a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, especially with an adolescent.
tough love
noun
- the practice of taking a stern attitude towards a relative or friend suffering from an addiction, etc, to help the addict overcome the problem
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Origin of tough love1
First recorded in 1977; after Toughlove, a network of support groups
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Watts takes a moment to collect herself after remembering her mom’s words, delivered with tough love.
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To the women, he offers support; to the men tough love.
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Baba omitted the truth to protect his sons — their bewilderment also meant plausible deniability — and Lucky Auntie’s tough love shields the boys from any real fallout.
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They would have been all smiles before the television cameras, but then in private, would have administered to Zelenskyy some very tough love, all the while remaining respectful.
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But she also showed him tough love.
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