Nose to the grindstone

Noun

Definitions

1.NounUsed to form idioms meaning "to force someone to work hard or to focus intensely upon their work".

2.NounUsed to form idioms meaning "to force oneself to work hard or to focus intensely upon one's work".

3.AdverbHard at work.

"Nose to the grindstone, he was up all night."

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