nose to the grindstone

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To work hard, or focus heavily on work

If he'd keep his nose to the grindstone a bit more, he could be a pretty good student.

Hard at work

Nose to the grindstone, he was up all night.

nose to the grindstone

    Hyphenation

    nose to the grind·stone

    Turkish pronunciation

    nōz tı dhi grayndstōn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnōz tə ᴛʜē ˈgrīndˌstōn/ /ˈnoʊz tə ðiː ˈɡraɪndˌstoʊn/

    Etymology

    () First attested 1532, from John Frith's A Mirror to know Thyself: :"This Text holdeth their noses so hard to the grindstone, that it clean disfigureth their faces."
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