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The following 4 entries include the term when the.
when the chips are down
idiom: in a difficult situation : when things are not good
when the going gets tough
idiom: when it becomes difficult to continue or to make progress
when the going gets tough, the tough get going
idiom—used to say that when there are problems, strong people work hard to solve them
when the need arises
idiom: when it is necessary to do so
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