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hold one's nose to the grindstone

See: KEEP ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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keep one's nose to the grindstone

[keep one's nose to the grindstone] or [have one's nose to the grindstone] or [hold one's nose to the grindstone] {v. phr.}, {informal} To work hard all the time; keep […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nose

[nose] See: [COUNT HEADS] or [COUNT NOSES], [CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE], [FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE], [GO INTO A TAIL SPIN] or [GO INTO A NOSE DIVE], [HARD-NOSED], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

grindstone

[grindstone] See: [KEEP ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

to the grindstone

[to the grindstone] See: [KEEP ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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