tough as teak

English

Adjective

tough as teak (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very tough.
    • 2000, James Hadley Chase, Knock, Knock! Who's There?, page 4:
      Sammy knew Johnny was as tough as teak and he carried a punch like a sledgehammer blow. Sammy had never forgotten how Johnny had once handled a punk who had tried to pick a quarrel.
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