- nose to the grindstone, have or keep one's
- Work hard; make someone work hard
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
nose to the grindstone, have or keep one's
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have\ one's\ nose\ to\ the\ grindstone — • keep one s nose to the grindstone • have one s nose to the grindstone • hold one s nose to the grindstone v. phr. informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as… … Словарь американских идиом
keep\ one's\ nose\ to\ the\ grindstone — • keep one s nose to the grindstone • have one s nose to the grindstone • hold one s nose to the grindstone v. phr. informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as… … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's nose to the grindstone — or[have one s nose to the grindstone] or[hold one s nose to the grindstone] {v. phr.}, {informal} To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. * /Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as much as possible to start… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's nose to the grindstone — or[have one s nose to the grindstone] or[hold one s nose to the grindstone] {v. phr.}, {informal} To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. * /Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as much as possible to start… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold\ one's\ nose\ to\ the\ grindstone — • keep one s nose to the grindstone • have one s nose to the grindstone • hold one s nose to the grindstone v. phr. informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as… … Словарь американских идиом
have one's nose to the grindstone — See: KEEP ONE S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's nose to the grindstone — See: KEEP ONE S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE … Dictionary of American idioms
grindstone, have or keep one's nose to the — Work hard. Make someone work hard … A concise dictionary of English slang
grindstone — [grīnd′stōn΄] n. 1. Now Rare a millstone 2. a revolving stone disk for sharpening bladed tools or shaping and polishing things keep one s nose to the grindstone or have one s nose to the grindstone or put one s nose to the grindstone to work hard … English World dictionary
nose — nose1 W2S2 [nəuz US nouz] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your face)¦ 2 (right) under somebody s nose 3 stick/poke your nose into something 4 keep your nose out (of something) 5 turn your nose up (at something) 6 with your nose in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
