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hard-nosed

  [hahrd-nohzd]
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–adjective Informal.
hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
Also, hardnosed.

Origin:
1885–90

Synonyms:
realistic, down-to-earth; intractable, rigid, stubborn, inflexible.
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hard-nosed   (härd'nōzd')
adj.  Hardheaded.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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hard-nosed

  1. mod.
    stern and businesslike; unsympathetic. : It takes a hard-nosed manager to run a place like this.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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