grindstone : Idioms & Phrases


keep one's nose to the grindstone

  • verb work doggedly or persistently
    keep one's shoulder to the wheel; peg away; slog; plug away.
    • She keeps plugging away at her dissertation
WordNet

To hold, pat, ∨ bring one's nose to the grindstone

  • to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude.
Webster 1913

To hold, put, ∨ bring one's nose to the grindstone

  • . See under Grindstone.
Webster 1913