tenere duro

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to hold hard”. === Verb === tenére duro (first-person singular present tèngo duro, first-person singular past historic ténni duro or tènni duro, past participle tenùto duro, first-person singular future terrò duro, auxiliary avére) (idiomatic, intransitive) to resist tenaciously in difficult situations; to refuse to give up; to hold out Synonym: stringere i denti ==== Conjugation ====