tough opponent

collocation in English

meaningsoftoughandopponent

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tough
adjective
uk
/tʌf/us
/tʌf/
strong; not easily broken or ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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(Definition oftoughandopponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She was atoughopponent, but always a fair one.
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There he comes up against atoughopponentwho, despite having been proven guilty of taking drugs several times, still has not been banned.
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However, when she does robattle, she is atoughopponent.
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However, he faced atoughopponentin the general election.
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In these confined spaces, coastal defence ships armed with 254mm main artillery would have been atoughopponentfor any ship of the era.
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Melindo slowly took control of the fight in the third round, when he began to throw more powerful against thetoughopponent.
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Urquidez is depicted as a relentlesslytoughopponentwho is defeated in the climactic fight scenes of both movies.
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Bouchard was atoughopponenteven outside of hockey.
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Chelsea's gravity-power is very strong, and she is atoughopponent.
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They are not moved very easily, but when they get up against things they are rather tough opponents.
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Scrappers were melee fighters with a greater chance of critical hits against tough opponents such as bosses.
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His creativity is what allows him to defeat tough opponents.
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Summitt is known for scheduling tough opponents for her team to play in the regular season, in order to prepare them for the post-season.
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