put one's nose to the grindstone

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

Antonyms for put one's nose to the grindstone

• be lazy
• ignore
• relax