He was a friend with whom I was toughing the winter out .
他是和我一起熬过那个冬天的朋友。
Therefore , don 't try to make stress your ally , either by toughing it out or turning your back on the problem .
因此,不要试图与压力结盟,不管是通过忍受还是忽略问题的方式。
Toughing it out : troubled european economies could , conceivably , reassure creditors by showing sufficient willingness to endure pain and thereby avoid either default or devaluation .