A cookie is a sweet baked treat.

The word "tough" can mean "hard" or "strong."

One tough cookie

Don't tell me you rode your bicycle to work today.

I did. I probably shouldn't have.

You do know it's 18 degrees

below freezing, right?

Oh, believe me. I am aware.

You must be one tough cookie.

You say someone is "one tough cookie"

if they can handle difficult situations.

These situations may be physically or mentally hard.

Someone who is "one tough cookie"

may also be strong-minded

and determined to succeed.

And that's English in a Minute!

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