do it tough

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do it tough (third-person singular simple present does it tough, present participle doing it tough, simple past did it tough, past participle done it tough)

1. (intransitive, Australia, idiomatic, informal) To be in a desperate situation; to struggle.

   Families doing it tough will receive more assistance from the government.