nose to the grindstone
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I kept my nose to the grindstone, as they say.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
“There’s a lot of people who still have need, and that’s why we’ve still got our nose to the grindstone, but this is a significant indicator of progress,” Poyo said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
“You get a whole silent majority of people to go, ’Hey, I like the fact you just put your nose to the grindstone and did the work.’”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
"We’re still nose to the grindstone here and trying to find this individual, trying to bring the person to justice," D'Antuono said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 5, 2022
No, now that he had arrived, he must keep his nose to the grindstone.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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