TOUGHLOVE

Tough love

Tough love is an expression used when someone treats another person harshly or sternly with the intent to help them in the long run. The phrase was evidently coined by Bill Milliken when he wrote the book Tough Love in 1968 and has been used by numerous authors since then.

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Tough Love

Tough Love is an American reality television series that airs on VH1 and premiered on March 15, 2009. The host and matchmaker of the show is Steven Ward of the Philadelphia based Master Matchmakers. Steven Ward's mother, JoAnn Ward, offers relationship advice.

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tough love

Noun

  1. The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.
    When it came to Latin America's economic travails, Bush adhered to the principle of tough love: no more bailouts.


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