tough call

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tough call (plural tough calls)

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.
   • 2001 June 25, Belinda Luscombe, “Dusting Off Fashion's Old Bags”, in Time:

     Will it work? It's a tough call.

• judgment call