Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - no-nonsense
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No-nonsense
no-nonsense
~ adj only before noun very practical and direct, without wasting time on unnecessary and unimportant things (His clients admired his straightforward no-nonsense attitude to business.)
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1. If you describe someone as a no-nonsense person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval 2. If you describe something as a no-nonsense thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts. You’ll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle. ? fancy ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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1. серьезный, деловой no-nonsense manner of a prosecuting attorney —- строгая прокурорская манера no-nonsense attitude —- строгое (требовательное) отношение; нетерпимость к причудам (расхлябанности) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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