hard-nosed

Fig. stern and unforgiving. Mr. Howe was known to be very hard-nosed, but he could really be friendly if you got to know him.

hard-nosed

practical and determined Keaton has a reputation as a hard-nosed businessman who always gets what he wants. The new hard-nosed management style is unpopular amongst employees.

hard-nosed

mod. stern and businesslike; unsympathetic. It takes a hard-nosed manager to run a place like this.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mattan	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Zevadyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Nunziatina	-	Italian
Alleyne	[æ'li:n]
GabriËLle	khah:-bree-EL-lə	Dutch
KÁZmÉR	-	Hungarian