a muso duro
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “at hard face”.
Adverb
[edit]- bluntly, hard-nosed, in no uncertain terms, without mincing one's words
- 2020 October 8, Anna Lombardi, “Trump-Biden, no al dibattito virtuale. Lo staff dem contro il rinvio del confronto: "Si chiude il 22" [Trump-Biden, no to the virtual debate. Dem staff against delaying the confrontation: "It closes on the 22nd"]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- Alle uscite di Trump ha risposto a muso duro lo staff di Biden: "Donald Trump non decide i dibattiti, lo fa la Commissione....
- At Trump's exits, Biden's staff responded hard-nosed: "Donald Trump does not decide the debates, the Commission does....