HARD-NOSED


Meaning of HARD-NOSED in English

You use ~ to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones. (INFORMAL)

If nothing else, Doug is a ~ businessman.

= unsentimental

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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