nose to grindstone

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Definition of nose to grindstone in English English dictionary

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nose to the grindstone

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.

nose to the grindstone

Hard at work

Nose to the grindstone, he was up all night.

Hyphenation

nose to grind·stone

Turkish pronunciation

nōz tı grayndstōn

Pronunciation

/ˈnōz tə ˈgrīndˌstōn/ /ˈnoʊz tə ˈɡraɪndˌstoʊn/