Thesaurus / put one's nose to the grindstone
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synonyms for put one's nose to the grindstone
- address
- apply oneself
- attend to
- bend
- concentrate on
- dedicate oneself to
- devote oneself to
- exert oneself
- get serious
- give
- give oneself over to
- keep close to
- keep one's mind on
- knuckle down
- launch into
- occupy oneself with
- pitch in
- plunge into
- put one's hand to the plow
- set to
- swing into action
- take the bull by the horns
- throw
- turn
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How to use put one's nose to the grindstone in a sentence
He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENEach day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONThis is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOELet them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSSleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSBefore the spinet a bench was placed about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTAll the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTThe mother's lips could not finish the charge she was about to put upon her innocent child.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERFinally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDThere he gave orders for the car to be put into running condition for the following morning, and returned to the hotel.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWORDS RELATED TO PUT ONE'S NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
- address
- apply oneself
- attend to
- bend
- concentrate on
- dedicate oneself to
- devote oneself to
- exert oneself
- get serious
- give
- give oneself over to
- keep close to
- keep one's mind on
- knuckle down
- launch into
- occupy oneself with
- pitch in
- plunge into
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's nose to the grindstone
- set to
- swing into action
- take the bull by the horns
- throw
- turn
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.