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grindstone
[ grahynd-stohn ]
noun
- a rotating solid stone wheel used for sharpening, shaping, etc.
- a millstone.
grindstone
/ 藞伞谤补瑟苍诲藢蝉迟蓹蕣苍 /
noun
- a machine having a circular block of stone or composite abrasive rotated for sharpening tools or grinding metal
- the stone used in this machine
- any stone used for sharpening; whetstone
- another name for millstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone or have one's nose to the grindstoneto work hard and perseveringly
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of grindstone1
Idioms and Phrases
- keep / put one's nose to the grindstone, to work, study, or practice hard and steadily or to cause someone to do so:
If I put my nose to the grindstone, I'll finish the job this week.
More idioms and phrases containing grindstone
see nose to the grindstone .Example Sentences
If she works hard, keeps her nose to the grindstone, and remains diligent, within a few years she might even find herself making six figures.
The other two were contorted into unnatural positions and hidden beneath a rocky overhang, broken grindstones piled on their bodies.
The average person who 鈥渏ust puts their nose to the grindstone and goes to work, I don鈥檛 think that motivates them. I think it scares them and freezes them.鈥
鈥淲e must put our nose to the grindstone over the next several months and focus on party unit to secure a red-wave victory in November,鈥 said Hoekstra in a statement following the RNC decision.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just about keeping your nose to the grindstone, and when the opportunities find you, seize every moment 鈥 every opportunity you get.鈥
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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