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    [Adjective]  | "hard-nosed" | \ ˈhärd-ˈnōzd \


    1: being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising

    2: hardheaded, tough-minded


    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Adjective]  | "hard-nosed" 


    1: sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion;


      * e.g., " ... the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody "





     [ "Hard-nosed" ]

    1: A tough, straightforward, take-no-prisoners way of carrying oneself. Hard-nosed people may not be sensitive or tactful, but they are gritty and tackle problems head-on.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Heard about some guy named Collin Klein today, apparently he's in the Heisman race..? Person 2: Yeah bro, he's the quarterback for K-state. That kid plays old school hard-nosed football. OR Marine 1: You hear about the gunny sarge? He took a bullet to the leg and didn't even notice. Wiped out the whole sniper nest by himself. Marine 2: That hard-nosed SOB. 

     [ "Hard nosed" ]

    1: To have a hard nose and punch people in their eye and make them cry like little girls

      * e.g.,  ... I am so Hard Nosed, I've already killed eight people 

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