| He was light but as hard as nails and he would go through you for a shortcut. |
| Sharp as a tack, hard as nails and always good-humoured, he is a good man to have around. |
| I'm fifteen stone, as hard as nails, and play center three-quarter every Saturday for the London Irish. |
| He was of the old school of player, brilliant in the air and hard as nails in the tackle, he gave as good as he got and was no mean player. |
| I'll bet they could be hard as nails to anybody they had under their thumbs. |
| She is a hard as nails, proud, slobby and lazy detective who hides weapons including grenades and a rocket launcher in her refrigerator. |
