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Synonyms for keep one nose to grindstone
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : grahynd-stohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn |
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Définition of keep one 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
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