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1 as hard as nails
1. железный (о сильном человеке); выносливыйThe soldier was as hard as nails.
2. черствый, безжалостныйIt's amazing! Sally works so hard but she never complains! — She's just as hard as nails.
He won't do you any harm. — My stepmother might. She's ignorant, but she's as hard as nails and pretty sly.
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