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toughs out
vb. (en-third-person singulartough out)
Usage examples of "toughs out".
In the Tenderloin, for example, a general air of defiant rousing reigned, making encounters with drunken toughs out to demonstrate their prowess a routine matter.
Sam watched the loitering toughs out of the comer of his eye, and remembered that this was yet another reason why he had avoided the downtown area in general.
It didn't seem like much, right now, but it would probably be enough if these were street toughs out to roll a toff.