osso duro
Italian
Alternative forms
- osso duro da rodere
Etymology
Literally, “hard bone.”
Noun
osso duro m (plural ossi duri)
- (idiomatic) tough cookie, tough biscuits
- (idiomatic) tall order
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see osso, duro.
Portuguese
Noun
osso duro m (plural ossos duros)
- (idiomatic) tough cookie (person who can endure physical or mental hardship)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see osso, duro.
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