nose to the grindstone

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von nose to the grindstone im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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.

Silbentrennung

nose to the grind·stone

Türkische aussprache

nōz tı dhi grayndstōn

Aussprache

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

Etymologie

() 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."