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    keep one's nose to the grindstone
    [keep one's nose to the grindstone]
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    1. work hard and continuously.
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    1. work hard and continuously.
      labor
      work one's fingers to the bone
      work like a Trojan
      grind away
      peg away
      plug away
      sweat blood
      fag
      bullock
      drudge
      travail
      moil
      work hard
      work like a dog
      work day and night
      exert oneself
      keep at it
      slave away
      grub away
      plow away
      plod away
      slog away
      beaver away
      put one's back into something
      work one's guts out
      work one's socks off
      knock oneself out
      kill oneself
      graft away
      work one's balls/arse/nuts off
      work one's ass/butt off
      Opposite:
      rest
      relax
      laze
     
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    The idiom "keep one's nose to the grindstone" means to work very hard for a long time. It alludes to a tool that must be sharpened by being held to a grindstone. cambridge.org 1 2 cambridge.org 3

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    KEEP/PUT YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE - Cambridge Dictionary
    Meaning of keep/put your nose to the grindstone in English keep/put your nose to the grindstone idiom informal Add to word list to work very hard for a long time: She kept her nose…
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    Keep (one's) nose to the grindstone - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
    Stay hard at work, as in We expect John to get good grades again, since he really keeps his nose to the grindstone. This expression, first recorded in 1539, alludes to a tool that …
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    KEEP/PUT YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE definition - Cambridge Dictionary
    keep/put your nose to the grindstone idiom informal Add to word list to work very hard for a long time: She kept her nose to the grindstone all year and got the grades she wanted.
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    What's the meaning of the phrase 'Keep your nose to the grindstone'? To keep your nose to the grindstone is to apply yourself conscientiously to your work. What's the origin of the phrase 'Keep your nose to the grindstone'? There are …

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