tough love

tough love

noun

: love or concern that is expressed in a strict way especially to make someone behave responsibly

Full Definition of TOUGH LOVE

:  love or affectionate concern expressed in a stern or unsentimental manner (as through discipline) especially to promote responsible behavior

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First Known Use of TOUGH LOVE

1968

Rhymes with TOUGH LOVE

above, all of, as of, at love, dream of, foxglove, free love, hereof, in love, kid-glove, kind of, make love, out of, ringdove, rock dove, self-love, short of, thereof, truelove, whereof, white-glove