- hard-nosed adj
- [ˌhɒːd'nəʊzd]
(fam: person) duro (-a), (attitude) da duro
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hard-nosed adj
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hard-nosed — adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a hard nosed businessman. Syn: down to earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hard-nosed — adj [usually before noun] not affected by emotions, and determined to get what you want ▪ a hard nosed businessman … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-nosed — (adj.) stubborn, 1927, from HARD (Cf. hard) + NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.). Earlier of bullets or shells with hard tips, and of dogs that had difficulty following a scent … Etymology dictionary
hard-nosed — {adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest. * /Joe s father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars./ * /Pete is a good boy; he plays hard nosed football./… … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-nosed — {adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest. * /Joe s father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars./ * /Pete is a good boy; he plays hard nosed football./… … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-nosed — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use hard nosed to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones. [INFORMAL] This requires a hard nosed government, willing to do unpopular things to… … English dictionary
hard-nosed — adj slang tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest. Joe s father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars. Pete is a good boy; he plays hard nosed football. Compare: hard… … Словарь американских идиом
hard-nosed — / hardheaded [adj] stubborn astute, bullheaded*, hard*, hard boiled*, headstrong, intractable, levelheaded, locked in*, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded*, practical, pragmatic, rational, realistic, resolute, sensible, shrewd,… … New thesaurus
hard-nosed — ☆ hard nosed [härd′nōzd΄ ] adj. Informal 1. indomitable; tough; stubborn 2. shrewd and practical hardnose n … English World dictionary
hard-nosed — adjective guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory a hardheaded appraisal of our position a hard nosed labor leader completely practical in his approach to business not ideology but pragmatic politics • Syn: ↑hardheaded,… … Useful english dictionary
hard-nosed — /hahrd nohzd /, adj. Informal. hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard nosed labor leader. Also, hardnosed. [1885 90] Syn. realistic, down to earth; intractable, rigid, stubborn, inflexible. * * * … Universalium
