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  1. when the going gets tough, the tough get going, When the going gets tough, the tough get going: Merriam-Webster

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noun:  "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" is a popular phrase of witticism in American English.
noun:  the second studio album by English new wave band
noun:  "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a 1985 song co-written and originally recorded by English singer Billy Ocean in 1985.
noun:  a popular witticism in American English.


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