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keep one's nose to the grindstone

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to work doggedly or persistently

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
plug away
pasttense
keeped one's nose to the grindstone
presentparticiple
keeping one's nose to the grindstone
thirdpersonsingular
keeps one's nose to the grindstone
pastparticiple
keeped one's nose to the grindstone