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hard-nosed
[ hahrd-nohzd ]
adjective
- hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical:
a hard-nosed labor leader.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
hard-nosed
adjective
- informal.tough, shrewd, and practical
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hard-nosed1
Example Sentences
“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.
But unpredictability has long been one of Manville’s strong suits, and the cruel, hard-nosed Nurse Redd fit perfectly into her diverse set projects from this year alone.
Fixing the food system requires bold ideas based upon a hard-nosed diagnosis of the problem.
"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."
In her Telegraph article, Badenoch sets out what she calls a "hard-nosed" policy on immigration.
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