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The Vocab Man - Fluent Vocabulary

CHAPTER

The Power of Toughness

This was the book at man. I am Daniel and before we finish up this episode, I'm gonna go over a few expressions so that you can learn even more. And let's begin with the word oil rig. That man's a tough as nails is often used to describe someone who is strong and resilient. So it rather emphasizes their ability to endure difficult situations with unwavering determination. Another phrase I used in the text was to water off a duck's back. It basically suggests that just as water slides off a duck’s feathers, without having any impact, the person being referred to remains unaffected by what others say or do. The very last expression is to throw chaps at

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