tough customer

Main Entry:  tough customer
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a difficult person to deal with
Example:  Teenage girls can be tough customers for their parents.
Usage:  slang
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Tough customer is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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tough customer definition


  1. n.
    someone who is difficult to deal with. : Bruno is a tough customer. Just keep away from him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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