talk tough (on something)informalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to give people your opinions very strongly （对某事）说话口气强硬 The president is talking tough on crime. 总统对犯罪活动态度强硬。
talk tough (on something)• Electioneering, he had talked tough about getting government off the backs of the people.• So far the Fed has talked tougher about inflation than it has acted.• Politicians enjoy an easy ride by provoking crime fear and talking tough about punishment.• You talk tough but inside you're just like all the rest of us.• This Government talks tough for public consumption but has no stomach for action.• You karate the walls, you talk tough to the mirror.• Cell warrior: Prisoner who talks tough when safely in his cell but who is meek when out of it.
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