tough as teak
English
Adjective
tough as teak (not comparable)
- (simile) Very tough.
- 2000, James Hadley Chase, Knock, Knock! Who's There? (page 4)
- Sammy knew Johnny was as tough as teak and he carried a punch like a sledgehammer blow. Sammy had never forgotten how Johnny had once handled a punk who had tried to pick a quarrel.
- 2000, James Hadley Chase, Knock, Knock! Who's There? (page 4)