keep one's nose to the grindstone


Definition: Meaning of, keep one's nose to the grindstone in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kiːp nəʊz tə;tʊ;tuː ðə;ðɪ;ðiː ˈɡrʌɪn(d)stəʊn /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
  1. work doggedly or persistently
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Pronunciation: ˈɔːθəʊɛpɪst
Parts of Speech: noun
especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely a practitioner of orthoepy