Nghĩa là gì: grindstone 
grindstone /'graindstoun/
grindstone /'graindstoun/- danh từ
- đá mài (hình bánh, quay tròn); bánh mài
- to hold (keep, put) someone's nose to the grindstone
- bắt ai làm việc mửa mật; bắt ai làm việc không ngơi tay lúc nào
have (one's) nose to the grindstone Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
keep your nose to the grindstone
put one's nose to the grindstone
Idiom(s): put one's nose to the grindstoneTheme: EFFORT
to keep busy doing one's work. (Also with have and get, as in the examples.)
• The boss told me to put my nose to the grindstone.
• I've had my nose to the grindstone ever since I started working here.
• If the other people in this office would get their noses to the grindstone, more work would get done.
keep one's nose to the grindstone
Idiom(s): keep one's nose to the grindstoneTheme: BUSY
to keep busy continuously over a period of time.
• The manager told me to keep my nose to the grindstone or be fired.
• Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you will prosper.
hold one's nose to the grindstone|grindstone|have|
v. phr., informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as much as possible to start her own business.grindstone
grindstonesee nose to the grindstone, keep one's.
nose to the grindstone, keep one's
nose to the grindstone, keep one'sStay hard at work, as in We expect John to get good grades again, since he really keeps his nose to the grindstone. This expression, first recorded in 1539, alludes to a tool that must be sharpened by being held to a grindstone.
have (one's) adenoids to the grindstone
To assignment adamantine and/or agilely on something. I'm so afflicted by your grades, honey—you absolutely had your adenoids to the grindstone this year, and it paid off! I accept my adenoids to the grindstone because I absolutely appetite to get this promotion.Learn more: grindstone, have, nose
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