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What is another word for
keeping your nose to the grindstone
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Present participle for to persistently work hard and diligently on a task or goal
Present participle for to work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
Present participle for to persevere or continue with a task or stance despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
Present participle for to exert oneself for a particular purpose
Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so
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intransitive
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Present participle for to persist in or proceed with an activity or action
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Verb
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Present participle for to persistently work hard and diligently on a task or goal
hammering away
pegging away
plugging away
working hard
keeping one's shoulder to the wheel
putting one's nose to the grindstone
struggling on
wading through
working doggedly
Verb
▲
Present participle for to work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
working late
toiling
staying up
burning the candle at both ends
burning the midnight oil
working day and night
working overtime
lucubrating
cramming
studying
elucubrating
sweating and slaving
grinding
toiling away
overworking
working hard
pulling an all-nighter
bearing down
doing double duty
working like a dog
maintaining a vigil
staying up till all hours
making a night of it
staying awake
applying oneself
burying oneself in
burning midnight oil
Verb
▲
Present participle for to persevere or continue with a task or stance despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
keeping at it
persisting
persevering
plugging away
struggling on
plowing on
striving
labouring
UK
struggling
endeavoring
US
laboring
US
toiling
endeavouring
UK
pegging away
trying hard
giving your all
sparing no effort
giving all one's got
giving best shot
doing one's best
making effort
making an effort
working hard
straining
pushing
bending over backwards
slogging away
beavering away
giving it your best shot
exerting
putting one's back into it
working like a Trojan
pushing oneself
pulling out all the stops
applying oneself
driving oneself
going for the doctor
making every effort
leaning over backwards
doing all one can
doing your utmost
breaking sweat
knocking oneself out
putting yourself out
busting chops
doing your damnedest
moving heaven and earth
working one's socks off
going all out
devoting
giving
committing
dedicating
addressing
concentrating
hustling
bending
grinding
digging
directing
hammering away
devoting yourself
putting one's back in it
showing commitment
pulling out all stops
applying to
giving old college try
studying
getting stuck in
buckling down
exerting oneself
buckling to
hitting the ball
putting one's shoulder to the wheel
knuckling down
bearing down
using some elbow grease
studying hard
showing dedication
applying
committing oneself
pouring it on
sweating
soldiering on
keeping going
hanging in there
sticking it out
keeping on
hanging on
sticking at it
staying the course
not giving up
carrying on
continuing
going the distance
pressing on
grinding away
seeing something through
pressing ahead
following through
going on
ploughing on
staying with something
holding on
seeing it through
holding out
keeping it up
keeping at
bashing on
standing fast
sticking at
plodding on
hanging tough
standing firm
enduring
sticking with it
gutting it out
showing determination
toughing it out
seeing through
staying with it
sticking to your guns
stopping at nothing
hanging in
leaving no stone unturned
keeping going with
sticking with
remaining
grinning and bear it
putting up with it
standing your ground
being patient
keeping up
weathering
perseverating
pursuing
carrying on with
staying
going on with
seeing it through to the end
continuing to the end
going for it
pegging away at
bringing to completion
pressing on with
staying with
following up
persisting with
going the limit
carrying through
remaining firm
insisting
sticking out
pressing ahead with
plodding on through
bringing to a finish
persevering with
soldiering on with
soldiering
keeping on with
maintaining
continuing with
gritting your teeth
taking it like a man
pushing on
going all the way
plugging away at
persisting at
obtaining
cracking on
refusing to go away
carrying on doggedly
lasting
surviving
lasting out
sticking
showing determination in
finishing
keeping on at
drudging
plowing through
abiding
holding up
persisting in
persevering in
holding
biding
prevailing
perduring
lingering
putting up with
smiling and nodding
taking the bad with the good
taking the rough with the smooth
riding out
withstanding
taking
stomaching
suffering
swallowing
facing
standing
bearing
braving
dealing with it
sticking in there
bucking up
lumping it
being a man
manning up
taking one for the team
standing up and take it
taking it
sitting through
sucking it up
pushing through it
biting the bullet
pursuing your goal
proceeding
getting on
keeping your hand in
holding fast
going for broke
keeping driving
going to the mat
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to exert oneself for a particular purpose
working
toiling
drudging
hustling
laboring
US
labouring
UK
slogging
grinding
slaving
striving
driving
knuckling down
moiling
pegging away
plugging away
straining
sweating
applying oneself
breaking one's back
buckling down
carrying on
acquiting oneself
endeavoring
US
endeavouring
UK
struggling
beavering away
exerting yourself
going all out
going for broke
keeping your head down
knocking oneself out
plodding along
pushing oneself
working like a dog
banging away
bullocking
digging away
digging in
exerting oneself
grinding out
hammering away
keeping at it
killing oneself
making a great effort
pitching in
plodding away
putting one's back into something
slaving away
slogging away
sweating blood
trudging
working day and night
working like a Trojan
working one's socks off
working your fingers to the bone
working your guts out
travailing
plodding
grubbing
plowing
US
plugging
tugging
humping
ploughing
UK
grafting
skivvying
schlepping
mucking
persevering
persisting
trailing
pegging
working fingers to bone
working hard
soldiering on
heading-down
bearing down
pressing on
keeping going
working one's butt off
pegging away at
applying oneself to
ploughing through
hammering
digging
pounding
keeping nose to grindstone
bending over backwards
going for it
grinding away
pushing
making every effort
giving it your all
trying hard
giving it your best shot
busting a gut
making an effort
rupturing yourself
breaking your neck
making an all-out effort
pouring it on
pulling out all the stops
doing your best
doing your damnedest
digging deeper
digging deep
fighting
scrambling
lumbering
doing all one can
staggering
leaning over backwards
doing your utmost
doing one's best
grubbing away
trying
battling
applying
dragging oneself
working oneself to the bone
jumping through hoops
falling over backwards
sparing no effort
putting yourself out
attempting
undertaking
seeking
aspiring
wading
overworking
aiming
grappling
assaying
essaying
purposing
venturing
busting a nut
busting one's balls
pushing yourself
leaving no stone unturned
working at
having a crack
burning the candle at both ends
taking pains
taking on
pegging along
moving heaven and earth
plugging along
sweating away
working hard to
working like a slave
setting out
having a crack at
suffering
tending
puttering
soldiering
trawling
working one's tail off
enduring
campaigning
withstanding
overworking oneself
putting in effort
working very hard
busting one's butt
exerting
standing up to
tolling
sticking with it
getting your head down
going hard
going ham
proceeding laboriously
putting up a fight against
going to war
competing
contending
going all out for
going for the doctor
making a supreme effort
pushing oneself to the limit
straining every nerve
driving oneself to the limit
trying very hard
jockeying
having a stab at
offering
trying for
having a go at
doing all you can
going for the jugular
scrabbling
giving it a whirl
tackling
going the limit
shooting for
grafting away
having a shot at
trying one's hardest
having a swing at
making a run at
putting one's back into it
having one's nose to grindstone
stumbling
bumbling
blundering
floundering
clumping
plugging away at
footslogging
proceeding with difficulty
toiling away at
working one's way
working through
battling one's way
sputtering
limping
fighting your way
clambering
shinnying
making one's way with difficulty
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so
burning the candle at both ends
overworking
overexerting
overstraining
overdoing
slaving
doing too much
straining yourself
overtaxing oneself
working too hard
overburdening oneself
overloading oneself
wearing yourself out
tiring yourself out
killing oneself
burning the midnight oil
running yourself into the ground
driving oneself too hard
overdoing it
exhausting yourself
biting off more than one can chew
going to extremes
going too far
overdoing things
overextending oneself
spreading oneself too thin
staying on the treadmill
taking on too much
Verb
▲
(
intransitive
)
Present participle for to persist in or proceed with an activity or action
keeping at
persisting
continuing
persevering
enduring
lasting
maintaining
labouring
UK
toiling
remaining
laboring
US
grinding
staying
drudging
finishing
slaving
sticking
plugging away
soldiering on
not giving up
sticking at
carrying on
persisting with
persevering with
ploughing on
carrying on with
continuing with
seeing through
soldiering on with
keeping going with
pressing on with
pegging away at
plowing on
plugging away at
keeping on at
showing determination in
hammering away at
ploughing through
plowing through
slaving away at
sticking to
struggling on with
working away at
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