This phrase was developed to describe someone who is not easily fooled or deceived. The origins are not clear.
a hard nut, a hard nut to crack, a hard row to hoe, a tough cookie, a tough nut, a tough row to hoe, be as tough as old boots, tough as an old boot, tough as nails, tough cookie, tough customer
I am not aware of this idiom. Supposedly, it is something that occasionally shows up in a fortune cookie. There is no known idiomatic meaning; it's just something humorous to put into a cookie.
The correct idiom is that's how the cookie crumbles, and it's said after something disappointing has occurred in a seemingly random action. For example, if you wanted to go on a picnic and it rained, you might say, "Well, that's how the cookie crumbles."
Palestinian and Persian
It is just an idiom and has no history.
A person who is obstinate and tough to convince.
a hard nut, a hard nut to crack, a hard row to hoe, a tough cookie, a tough nut, a tough row to hoe, be as tough as old boots, tough as an old boot, tough as nails, tough cookie, tough customer
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To be exposed
I am not aware of this idiom. Supposedly, it is something that occasionally shows up in a fortune cookie. There is no known idiomatic meaning; it's just something humorous to put into a cookie.
Origin "up a storm"
No
The correct idiom is that's how the cookie crumbles, and it's said after something disappointing has occurred in a seemingly random action. For example, if you wanted to go on a picnic and it rained, you might say, "Well, that's how the cookie crumbles."
Lonelygirl15 - 2006 Tough Cookie - 1.96 was released on: USA: 12 December 2006
dont care
Palestinian and Persian
food