idiommainlyUSinformaltospeakin a way that makes otherpeoplefearyou:措词强硬Helikestotalktough, but he's really asweetheartinside.他嘴上强硬,但其实内心很柔软。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesViolent or aggressive
aggressive
aggressively
aggressiveness
aggro
agonistic
ferocity
fierce
fierceness
fighting words
flex
pugnacious
pugnacity
rabble-rousing
raging
Rambo
viciousness
violence
warlike
warmonger
warmongering
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talk tough| American Dictionary
talk tough
idiomtospeakin a way that makes otherpeoplefearyou:Thepresidenttalkstoughbut then doesn't do anything.(Definition oftalk toughfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/talk-tough##