Antonyms for putting ones nose to the grindstone
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of putting ones nose to the grindstone
- As in buckle down : verb work very hard
- As in : verb work doggedly
Synonyms for putting ones nose to the grindstone
- address
- apply oneself
- attend to
- bend
- concentrate on
- dedicate oneself to
- devote oneself to
- exert oneself
- get serious
- give
- give oneself over to
- hammer away
- keep close to
- keep one's mind on
- keep one's shoulder to the wheel
- knuckle down
- launch into
- occupy oneself with
- peg away
- pitch in
- plug away
- plunge into
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's nose to the grindstone
- set to
- struggle on
- swing into action
- take the bull by the horns
- throw
- turn
- wade through
- work hard
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