keep one's nose to the grindstone

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[keep one's nose to the grindstone] or [have one's nose to the grindstone] or [hold one's nose to the grindstone] {v. phr.}, {informal} To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work.

* /Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as much as possible to start her own business./

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	time ⁵⁴⁹ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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