tough call

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

tough call (plural tough calls)

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.
   • 2001 June 25, Belinda Luscombe, “Dusting Off Fashion's Old Bags”, in Time:

     Will it work? It's a tough call.

Translations

choice which is difficult to make

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 進退兩難 / 进退两难 (zh) (jìntuìliǎngnán), 左右為難 / 左右为难 (zh) (zuǒyòuwéinán)

• Finnish: vaikea päätös
• French: please add this translation if you can

See also

• judgment call