OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 47162

tough love

Meanings (ES + gloss)
amor duro • amor serrano[, más te pego, más te quiero]
The compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.
[H]e found himself surrounded by a circle of caring friends and relatives who told him one by one that they loved him but could not continue to live with him or be his friend the w…
[W]hen it came to Latin America's economic travails, Bush adhered to the principle of tough love: no more bailouts.
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