tough-talking

"It required some tough talking on my part, and maybe that's where I got the reputation," he said.

But the senators, who themselves did some tough talking on immigration, offered little encouragement about reimbursing the states with Federal money.

His tough talking didn't impress her any more than it did him.

Collins also has a reputation for tough talking.

But the real tough talking is reserved for the final rounds, when the situation becomes more desperate.

Creating the climate in which such tough talking can occur is a highly skilled task and takes careful preparation.

This kind of tough talking was Barry's territory, if anybody's.

She had faced down Ieyasu's aides with some tough talking, but that was all it had been - talk.

But he gets to look like a man of purpose, gets to do some tough talking, and I'm sure it does impress certain people.

I believe that our Russian colleagues respond better to tough talking than evasive behaviour.