From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishno-nonsenseˌno-ˈnonsense adjective [only before noun] SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGvery practical and direct, without wasting time on unnecessary things SYN down-to-earth his no-nonsense attitude to business
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no-nonsense• As the child subjected him to a solemn, no-nonsense appraisal, Ashley's heart began to hammer behind her ribs.• Jason, with his no-nonsense approach, has been an asset to the project.• Arthur Ransome illustrates how a matter-of-fact tone can match the no-nonsense approach of children; and so on.• People were catching on to his folksy, well-informed, no-nonsense approach.• no-nonsense black jeans• Brouillet's dishes, on the other hand, are innovative without stuffiness, no-nonsense cuisine with flair.• Top-quality, no-nonsense fish and chips in the heart of Marylebone.• A disciplinarian, a no-nonsense guy.• The commissioner was a hard-working, no-nonsense kind of guy.• She had always had grey hair, scraped back into a no-nonsense knot and wore baggy knitted suits.• It had a strong, no-nonsense ring about it.• Mathews is a no-nonsense veteran of the police department. 