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Tough Cookie

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Tough Cookie - someone who is very determined; a stubborn person

• Your sister is a tough cookie to bargain with.
• The new boss is a real tough cookie.
• The horse is a tough cookie. She does what she wants, and not what we want her to do.
• The police office is a tough cookie. I do not want to upset her.
• I heard that the new teacher is a tough cookie. I do not like her very much.
• The saleslady was a tough cookie. I did not like her very much.

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Total Package

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