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n. neus; bek; snuit--------v. zich (voorzichtig) een weg banen (v. schip, auto); zich banen/voortbewegennose1[ nooz] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:cut off one's nose to spite one's face • (in een woedebui) zijn eigen glazen/ruiten ingooienfollow one's nose • rechtuit gaan, zijn instinct volgenhave a nose for something • ergens een fijne neus voor hebbenhave/hold/keep one's nose to the grindstone • zwoegen, voortdurend hard werkenkeep one's nose out of someone's affairs • zich met zijn eigen zaken bemoeienlook down one's nose at someone • de neus voor iemand ophalen, neerkijken op iemandpoke/stick one's nose into someone's affairs • zijn neus in andermans zaken steken〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; informeel〉 put someone's nose out of joint • iemand voor het hoofd stoten; iemand jaloers maken〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; informeel〉 rub someone's nose in it/the dirt • iemand iets onder de neus wrijventurn up one's nose at something/someone • zijn neus ophalen voor iets/iemand(win) by a nose • een neuslengte vóór zijn————————nose2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 met de neus/snoet openduwen♦voorbeelden:¶ nose into something • zijn neus steken in iets, zich bemoeien met andermans zaken
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hard-nosed — {adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest. * /Joe s father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars./ * /Pete is a good boy; he plays hard nosed football./… … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-nosed — {adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or soft; stubborn, especially in a fight or contest. * /Joe s father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars./ * /Pete is a good boy; he plays hard nosed football./… … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-nosed — adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a hard nosed businessman. Syn: down to earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hard-nosed — [ ,hard nouzd ] adjective determined to succeed and not influenced by emotions: a hard nosed businesswoman … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hard-nosed — UK US /ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd/ adjective ► practical and determined: »a hard nosed negotiator … Financial and business terms
hard-nosed — adj [usually before noun] not affected by emotions, and determined to get what you want ▪ a hard nosed businessman … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-nosed — (adj.) stubborn, 1927, from HARD (Cf. hard) + NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.). Earlier of bullets or shells with hard tips, and of dogs that had difficulty following a scent … Etymology dictionary
hard-nosed — / hardheaded [adj] stubborn astute, bullheaded*, hard*, hard boiled*, headstrong, intractable, levelheaded, locked in*, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded*, practical, pragmatic, rational, realistic, resolute, sensible, shrewd,… … New thesaurus
hard-nosed — ☆ hard nosed [härd′nōzd΄ ] adj. Informal 1. indomitable; tough; stubborn 2. shrewd and practical hardnose n … English World dictionary
hard-nosed — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ realistic and tough minded … English terms dictionary
hard-nosed — adjective guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory a hardheaded appraisal of our position a hard nosed labor leader completely practical in his approach to business not ideology but pragmatic politics • Syn: ↑hardheaded,… … Useful english dictionary