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English verb: keep one's nose to the grindstone | |||
| 1. | keep one's nose to the grindstone (social) work doggedly or persistently | ||
| Samples | She keeps plugging away at her dissertation. | ||
| Synonyms | keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, slog | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
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