no-nonsense
English
Adjective
no-nonsense (comparative more no-nonsense, superlative most no-nonsense)
- Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.
- Her no-nonsense way of resolving issues impressed her superiors.
- 2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
- We can now better understand the vision of three local authorities to hire no-nonsense former Eastern Region General Manager Gerry Fiennes to take on his old British Rail adversaries - and win.
- 2023 January 17, Kate Connolly, “Germany’s no-nonsense new defence minister faces early test over Ukraine”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Pistorius […] has a reputation as a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense policymaker.
- No-frills.
- 2011, Vincent J. Guihan, New American Vegan, page 204:
- This grilled cheeze [sic] sandwich makes for a rich but no-nonsense brunch […]
Translations
practical, not concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant
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