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    KEEP ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Work doggedly or persistentlyplay

    Example:

    She keeps plugging away at her dissertation

    Synonyms:

    keep one's nose to the grindstone; keep one's shoulder to the wheel; peg away; plug away; slog

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "keep one's nose to the grindstone" is one way to...):

    work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

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