| Library / English Dictionary |
KEEP ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Work doggedly or persistently
Example:
She keeps plugging away at her dissertation
Synonyms:
keep one's nose to the grindstone; keep one's shoulder to the wheel; peg away; plug away; slog
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "keep one's nose to the grindstone" is one way to...):
work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
