get tough on
idiomatic phrase
: to deal harshly with
Greece promised last week to get tough on tax evasion …—
Alan Clendenning
Alan ClendenningEnvironmental groups and health agencies such as the American Lung Association have pushed lawmakers to get tough on polluters and enact stricter smog limits …—Melissa Knopper
Melissa Knopper"… For a long time in the United States, the politics around law and order have been, get tough on crime. … "—Paul Butler
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And although there may be bipartisan support in Washington for getting tough on China, polling makes clear that there is no such consensus over whether the United States should risk the lives of tens of thousands of U.S. troops to defend Taiwan.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2022
Both candidates in this week’s race had pledged to get tougher on Beijing, with Trump promising tariffs of 60 percent on all Chinese goods coming into the country.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 6 Nov. 2024
California Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tough on crime, new poll finds
Oct. 4, 2024
Oakland has become a focal point statewide for fears about crime.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The city got tough on homelessness in 2023 after years of doing little to battle it because previous city councils tied the hands of law enforcement.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2022
Both candidates in this week’s race had pledged to get tougher on Beijing, with Trump promising tariffs of 60 percent on all Chinese goods coming into the country.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 6 Nov. 2024
California Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tough on crime, new poll finds
Oct. 4, 2024
Oakland has become a focal point statewide for fears about crime.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The city got tough on homelessness in 2023 after years of doing little to battle it because previous city councils tied the hands of law enforcement.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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