get tough on
idiomatic phrase
: to deal harshly with
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The rhetoric coming from the White House was less hostile, but getting tough on China had become a political necessity for whoever was president, and the trade war only intensified.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The incoming administration has promised to get tough on border security, including continuing to build the border wall which was only partially completed during Donald Trump's previous administration.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Relations with China Legislators agree on the need to get tougher on China to counter its growing economic, scientific, and military clout.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 12 Nov. 2024
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
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The incoming administration has promised to get tough on border security, including continuing to build the border wall which was only partially completed during Donald Trump's previous administration.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Relations with China Legislators agree on the need to get tougher on China to counter its growing economic, scientific, and military clout.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 12 Nov. 2024
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
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