tough love
nounDefinition of tough love
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That was all well and good, but Dave Snell, whose career had petered out at Class AA in the Mariners organization in 1988, gave his son a dose of tough love. — Larry Stone, The Seattle Times, "With encouragement from dad, Shorewood’s Blake Snell grows into MLB All-Star," 16 July 2018 And for now, the team is sticking with him at right tackle, hoping a little early tough love will help Ifedi turn things around. — Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, "Analysis: Impressions from day 9 of Seahawks training camp — A Kam Chancellor sighting, Ifedi stays put, and more," 6 Aug. 2018 But tough love doled out by families is another form of coerced treatment. — Fox News, "Should people with drug addictions be forced into rehab?," 24 June 2018 But the tough love is what struck me about Season 2; rather than just get him new clothes that fit, clothing expert Tan France hauled a subject who'd recently put on weight to a gym. — Daniel D'addario, chicagotribune.com, "Review: 'Queer Eye' Season 2 on Netflix," 7 June 2018 President Trump giving it NATO and Germany specifically a little tough love. — Fox News, "The politics of Trump's tough love for NATO," 12 July 2018 My hit of the week is tough love from parents who evicted their son in court. — Fox News, "Trump calls on DOJ to look into 2016 campaign surveillance," 27 May 2018 West Ham United manager David Moyes says that a spot of 'tough love' is the reason why Marko Arnautovic is back to his best once again. — SI.com, "David Moyes Cites 'Tough Love' As Reason Behind Marko Arnautovic's Upturn in Form at West Ham," 7 Apr. 2018 And then there’s the voice of her mother, all tough love. — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, "South Africa's unlikely ultramarathoner helps others cross the finish line," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tough love.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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