I am looking for a phrase that is similar to "he doesn't suffer fools gladly" it is something like "he'd sooner walk through you, than around" likely UK/Irish in origin. I read it in an Irish paper a few years ago to describe someone who was impatient w people and didn't suffer fools lightly. I cannot remember the exact phrase though.
Learn English – Phrase with similar meaning to “don’t suffer fools gladly/lightly”
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The word analogue lacks a negative connotation and appears to convey your intended meaning well.
In your example sentences:
"...released the Tintium line of microprocessors, an analogue of Intel's Pentium line."
"...sought the services of Biocraft LLC, who custom designed and attached a prosthetic analogue of his original limb."
I think you are looking for :
to be extremely happy:
Tina jumped for joy when she found out she'd be in the team.
"So how did Robert take the news?" "He didn't exactly jump for joy." (Cambridge Dict.)
The expression can refer both to physical and metaphorical Joyful jumps.
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A no-nonsense person.
no-nonsense (MW)
no-nonsense in American
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