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Of or belonging to the professional level of a sport, particularly baseball in the United States

Having or showing determination or resolve

Adjective

Of or belonging to the professional level of a sport, particularly baseball in the United States

strictly business

of great import

no laughing matter

of significance

earth-shattering

highly regarded

of high standing

of great consequence

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Adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

full of determination

dyed-in-the-wool

meaning business

committed to the idea of

bound and determined

stubborn as a mule

on one's mettle

stop at nothing

self-opinionated

going for broke

as game as Ned Kelly

insistent about

in for long haul

keen as mustard

tall in the saddle

action-oriented

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

through-and-through

through and through

as keen as mustard

true to the end

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

single-minded about

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

coming on strong

incontrovertible

bred-in-the-bone

long-established

well-established

tried and tested

set in one's ways

well-conditioned

hale and hearty

beyond question

well established

having down pat

unchallengeable

free from doubt

firmly established

deeply ingrained

unaccommodating

standing one's ground

bursting with health

in tip-top condition

fit as a fiddle

high-principled

rigidly enforced

straightforward

not giving an inch

one-hundred percent

sure of oneself

tough nut to crack

sticking to one's guns

set in concrete

in good physical condition

the picture of health

in good physical shape

not in question

well-constructed

black-and-white

high-maintenance

as sure as eggs is eggs

over-particular

no ifs ands or buts

solid as a rock

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

beyond a shadow of a doubt

closely controlled

strictly controlled

set in your ways

uncompassionate

unimpressionable

proof against persuasion

tried and trusted

dyed-in-the wool

as thick as thieves

hold your ground

string along with

meaning what one says

as straight as an arrow

not discouraged

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

without loopholes

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

in a straight line

lodged in one's brain

not up for negotiation

in good condition

hanging together

alive and kicking

holding together

without question

there are no two ways about it

bursting with good health

carved in stone

hermetically sealed

in every respect

no holds barred

without reservations

no strings attached

capable of being trusted

pulling no punches

high and mighty

throwing weight around

standardized^US

standardised^UK

on the up and up

like the Rock of Gibralter

take-no-prisoners

desensitized^US

copper-bottomed

lacking sentiment

desensitised^UK

as hard as nails

as tough as old boots

toughened by experience

common-sensical

unshakeable in one's belief

honest-to-goodness

well documented

secure in one's belief

easy in one's mind

hold the unwavering view

as fit as a flea

strong as an ox

as fit as a fiddle

not backward in coming forward

rooted to the spot

at a standstill

not moving a muscle

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