For someone who wasn't a morning person, the regent business was a tough gig.

The opening act has the toughest gig in town.

Some people just aren't the right caliber, and let's face it, it's a tough gig.

Still, serving at a reader's beck and call would seem to be a tough gig.

The program treated the most troubled veterans and had a reputation as a tough gig.

In Shakespeare's time, being a lawyer was a tough gig and it's the same today.

But then again, it's a tough gig to relinquish.

That's got to be one of the toughest gigs there is, Wes thought.

Smaller institutions have "a much tougher gig," he said.

Either way, it will be a tougher gig now.