Emotions & feelings
be as tough as old boots
extremely resilient
To be as tough as old boots means to be extremely strong and not easily hurt or upset.
Hear it in real life
Did the operation frighten your dad?
Not at all; he's as tough as old boots.
He may be small, but he's as tough as old boots.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She's as tough as an old boot.
Say: She's as tough as old boots.
The idiom uses the plural “old boots” without an article.
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How it fits in a sentence.
be as tough as old boots; someone is as tough as old boots
Your turn: say it out loud
He may be small, but he's as tough as old boots.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be as tough as old boots
extremely resilient
“He may be small, but he's as tough as old boots.”
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