grindstone (redirected from keep nose to the grindstone)

grind·stone  (grndstn)

n.

1. A revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools.

2. A millstone.

Idioms:

keep (one's) nose to the grindstone

To work hard and steadily.

put (one's) nose to the grindstone

To work in earnest.

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grindstone

Noun

1. a revolving stone disc used for sharpening, grinding, or polishing things

2. keep one's nose to the grindstone to work hard and steadily

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grindstone - a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"

Translations

grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəun] n to keep one's nose to the grindstone → trabajar sin descanso

grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəun] n to keep one's nose to the grindstone → travailler sans relâche

grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəun] grind n to keep one's nose to the grindstone → hart arbeiten

grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəun] n to keep one's nose to the grindstone → darci sotto