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Antonyms for keep nose to grindstone
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : grahynd-stohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn |
Definition of keep nose to grindstone
Origin :- early 13c. "millstone," from grind (v.) in sense of "sharpen" + stone (n.); meaning "revolving stone disc used for sharpening, etc." is from c.1400. Phrase nose to the grindstone in use by 1530s; originally to get control of another and treat him harshly:
- This Text holdeth their noses so hard to the grindstone, that it clean disfigureth their Faces. [John Frith, "Mirror to know Thyself," 1532]
- The main modern (reflective) sense of "work hard" is from 1828.
- As in burn the candle at both ends : verb do too much
- As in : verb work doggedly
- As in drudge : verb work very hard
Synonyms for keep nose to grindstone
- back to the salt mines
- bite off more than one can chew
- dig
- go to extremes
- go too far
- grind
- hammer
- hammer away
- keep nose to grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's shoulder to the wheel
- labor
- muck
- overdo
- overextend oneself
- peg away
- perform
- plod
- plow
- plug away
- pound
- put one's nose to the grindstone
- schlepp
- slave
- slog
- spread oneself too thin
- stay on the treadmill
- struggle on
- sweat
- take on too much
- toil
- travail
- wade through
- work hard
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