As hard as nails

If something is as hard as nails, it is very strong. If somebody is as hard as nails, they tend not to feel sympathy or other positive emotions.

Complete the following sentences using appropriate idiomatic expressions.

1.     If she has ……………………….. her mind on getting something, there is no stopping her.

a) set b) kept c) turned

Stand something (to put up with something; to endure it)

I can’t stand hot weather. (= I can’t endure hot weather.)

Stand for something

Call a spade a spade
When you call a spade a spade you speak directly and precisely.
Only the courageous can call a spade a spade.
Call into question
To call into question is to challenge the accuracy or probity of something.
We shouldn’t call her sincerity into question.
We can’t call her qualifications into question.
Because of her poor performance, we had to call her competency into question.

Hang on to something

To hang on to something is to keep something.

Wear means ‘have on the body’.

He was wearing a hat.

Wear can also refer to a person’s facial expression.

She was wearing a troubled look.

Take the bull by the horns (face a difficult situation boldly)

Why don’t you take the bull by the horns and dismiss him.