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hard-nosed

or ³ó²¹°ù»å·²Ô´Ç²õ±ð»å

[ hahrd-nohzd ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical:

    a hard-nosed labor leader.

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hard-nosed

adjective

  1. informal.
    tough, shrewd, and practical
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of hard-nosed1

First recorded in 1885–90
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“The identity is obviously to play hard-nosed football,†said Harris, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards in each of his first four seasons.

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Fixing the food system requires bold ideas based upon a hard-nosed diagnosis of the problem.

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"I'd say I'm fairly hard-nosed about stuff. When you're involved in sport, I think you do develop that resilience over years of training and the different setbacks you meet in sport."

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In her Telegraph article, Badenoch sets out what she calls a "hard-nosed" policy on immigration.

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