Definition for hard-nosed - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	hard-nosed (hard-nosed) adjective informal realistic and determined; tough-minded: a hard-nosed businessman		Nearby Words hard-code hard-cooked hard-earned hard-edge hard-edged hard-headed hard-hearted hard-hitting hard-luck story hard-nosed hard-on hard-paste hard-pressed hard-shell hard-wearing hard-working hardback hardball hardboard