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That's what I thought, but I keep having these niggling doubts that its the opposite - that the outwardly "tough" collapse like a house of cards in a crisis and its the "normal" or average joes & janes who bear down and get it done. <br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Buxtehude</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72680/when-the-going-gets-tough-the-tough-get-going#post_1984651"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>It means that when things get difficult, tough/strong people don't let it stop them. They carry on. They get the job done. They muddle through. They handle the crisis.</p>
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