Battle-hardened

Tom is really battle-hardened. Nothing fazes him, no matter what anyone tells him.

The Rhodesian SAS were battle-hardened and extremely skilled. The also committed unspeakable crimes in Africa.

Andy Lord has been at TfL for three years. He joined as managing director of London Underground in 2019, and subsequently became chief operating officer. But he was already battle-hardened by seven years as operations director for British Airways - the longest tenure of anyone in that similarly demanding role.

After more than a year of war, Ukraine is battle hardened.