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no-nonsense

[ noh-non-sens, -suhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not tolerating anything frivolous or trifling; firm and businesslike:
a no-nonsense approach to money matters; a no-nonsense teacher with well-behaved classes.
Synonyms: purposeful, resolute, diligent, earnest
economical or utilitarian; practical:
a no-nonsense car that gets excellent gas mileage.
plain and simple; not fancy, complicated, or elegant:
no-nonsense recipes for easy preparation.

no-nonsense

/ ˌnəʊˈnɒnsəns /

sensible, practical, straightforward; without nonsense of any kind
a businesslike no-nonsense approach
a severe no-nonsense look

First recorded in 1925–30

In those early days, no-nonsense Anna was a full partner in the business.

Wiry and more grey man than charismatic, Votel is known for his no-nonsense, rather closed demeanor.

In addition to her stellar body of work, she will always be remembered for being the no-nonsense half of Bogie and Bacall.

At the final site meeting before construction began, Cain was in a no-nonsense mood.

A good-looking woman, she maintained a no-nonsense approach on her pioneering digs in south-east Anatolia.

They mostly had a no-nonsense look about them, as if they were not going to be satisfied with more oratory.

With their compact bodies and no-nonsense mannerisms they were recognizably Pyrran.

"I've been looking around," Malone said in what he hoped was a grim, no-nonsense tone.

He won't be capable of taking a no-nonsense, dogmatic, black-and-white stand.

He was as much a "no-nonsense" fellow, in his way, as a magistrate, or a minister.'

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