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| Main Entry: |
keep one's nose to the grindstone
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work doggedly |
| Synonyms: | hammer away, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, put one's nose to the grindstone, struggle on, wade through, work hard |
| Main Entry: | burn the candle at both ends |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do too much |
| Synonyms: | bite off more than one can chew, go to extremes, go too far, keep one's nose to the grindstone, overdo, overextend oneself, slave, spread oneself too thin, stay on the treadmill, take on too much |
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