grindstone

grindstone
noun
Schleifstein, der

keep one's/somebody's nose to the grindstone — (fig.) sich dahinter klemmen (ugs.) /dafür sorgen, dass jemand sich dahinter klemmt (ugs.)

get back to the grindstone — sich wieder an die Arbeit machen

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noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) der Schleifstein
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grind·stone
[ˈgraɪn(d)stəʊn, AM -stoʊn]
n Schleifstein m
to get back to the \grindstone sich akk wieder an die Arbeit machen
to keep one's nose to the \grindstone sich akk [bei der Arbeit] ranhalten fam
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['graIndstəUn]
n

to keep one's nose to the grindstone — hart arbeiten

to keep sb's nose to the grindstone — jdn hart arbeiten lassen

back to the grindstone — wieder in die Tretmühle (hum)

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grindstone s
1. Schleifstein m:
keep (oder have) one’s nose to the grindstone fig hart oder schwer arbeiten, schuften umg;
keep sb’s nose to the grindstone fig jemanden hart oder schwer arbeiten lassen;
get back to the grindstone fig sich wieder an die Arbeit machen
2. Mühlstein m
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noun
Schleifstein, der

keep one's/somebody's nose to the grindstone — (fig.) sich dahinter klemmen (ugs.) /dafür sorgen, dass jemand sich dahinter klemmt (ugs.)

get back to the grindstone — sich wieder an die Arbeit machen

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n.
Schleifstein m.

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