Green’s Dictionary of Slang

hang tough adj.

stubborn.

2002		Guardian 10 Oct. 🌐 Boorman’s first Hollywood venture, from Richard Stark’s hang-tough tale, is a thriller as lean and hard as its star, Lee Marvin.
2003		KAIOS.com 🌐 NANCY HITE is a hang-tough kind of person, so who better to collaborate on the long-awaited book, Prisoner of Peace.