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Hard-nosed
/hɑrd-noʊzd/
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Hard-nosed
adjective
1.
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
Synonyms:
hardheaded
,
practical
,
pragmatic
.
"A hard-nosed labor leader" , "Completely practical in his approach to business" , "Not ideology but pragmatic politics"
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