HyperDic: keep_one[s_nose_to_the_grindstone

English > 1 sense of the expression *keep one's nose to the grindstone*:
VERB	social	keep one's nose to the grindstone, plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's shoulder to the wheel	work doggedly or persistently

English > *keep one's nose to the grindstone*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Work doggedly or persistently.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
Broader	work	Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Spanish	trabajar duramente