built like a tank
(slang, of a vehicle, machine, building, etc.) Sturdy; exceptionally well constructed.
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(slang, of a vehicle, machine, building, etc.) Sturdy; exceptionally well constructed.
Standing 6'8" and built like a tank, Adam was not a man to be messed with.
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(slang, of a man) Broad-shouldered and of solid, muscular build.
Standing 6'8" and built like a tank, Adam was not a man to be messed with.
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(simile, colloquial, vulgar) (Of an object) Exceptionally well constructed; strong or tough; overbuilt#Adjective or overengineered#Adjective.
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Tank coded means someone is constitutionally built to take hits — it's not something they learned, it's something they are. Emotionally, professionally, physically: they absorb, they endure, they keep going in ways that make you wonder if they feel it the same way you would. Tank coded people often don't make a big deal of hardship because to them it just reads as Tuesday. They're not performing resilience; it's their default setting. A little enviable, a little concerning, totally compelling to be around when things go sideways.
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