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The grindstone stands for work.
"Nose to the grindstone" means taking your responsibilities seriously; also working hard.
The most common phrase is "nose to the grindstone," as in "He really has his nose to the grindstone this week."
The phrase "nose to the grindstone" means working hard and diligently, often with focus and dedication towards a specific task or goal. It suggests staying committed and putting in a lot of effort to achieve success.
The saying "keep your nose to the grindstone and your shoulder to the wheel" originated from an old proverb, promoting hard work and diligence. It emphasizes focusing on one's tasks (nose to the grindstone) and putting in physical effort (shoulder to the wheel) to achieve success.
It's "nose to the grindstone," forget the "close to" part.
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To work very hard, to knuckle down to something,
Yes, "nose to the grindstone" is an idiom that means to work hard and diligently. It refers to the act of focusing and committing oneself fully to a task or project.
A grindstone is a round stone wheel for sharpening or shaping tools by rubbing them against it. The phrase "putting one's nose to the grindstone" means working hard and diligently towards a goal.
"nose to the grindstone"
This is a European millers' guild expression to remind the miller that he must maintain a flow a grain between the mill stones, which were traditionally set one above the other. Without any grain between them, the weight of the top stone would strike sparks on the bed stone, and the smell, know as "brimstone" was a warning, that if not heeded, would likely result in an explosion that would kill the miller. Thus, to keep your nose to the grindstone meant to pay close attention, not to work hard, but diligently, and had nothing to do with sharpening tools on the other type of grindstone.