1. That last question was a real toughie.

2. This is a toughie and one that I've struggled with over the years.

3. That's a toughie, sir. If I had to name one thing, I'd have to say that stuff they call porridge we get for breakfast.

4. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: mug, roughneck , rowdy, ruffian, tough. Informal toughie. Slang hood, punk.

5. Gong Li, mainland China's first superstar actress, is a toughie.

6. Brad Miller, for example, is a muscular, powerful player but at the same time, is far from being deemed a toughie by his peers.