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What is another word for
kept your nose to the grindstone
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Past tense for to persistently work hard and diligently on a task or goal
Past tense for to work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
Past tense for to persevere or continue with a task or stance despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
Past tense for to exert oneself for a particular purpose
Past tense for to work very hard, especially excessively so
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intransitive
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Past tense for to persist in or proceed with an activity or action
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Verb
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Past tense for to persistently work hard and diligently on a task or goal
hammered away
pegged away
plugged away
worked hard
kept one's shoulder to the wheel
put one's nose to the grindstone
struggled on
waded through
worked doggedly
Verb
▲
Past tense for to work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
worked late
toiled
stayed up
burned the candle at both ends
burnt the candle at both ends
burned the midnight oil
burnt the midnight oil
worked day and night
worked overtime
toiled away
crammed
overwrought
grinded
lucubrated
overworked
studied
worked like a dog
sweated and slaved
pulled an all-nighter
worked hard
ground
elucubrated
did double duty
done double duty
borne down
bore down
Verb
▲
Past tense for to persevere or continue with a task or stance despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
kept at it
persisted
persevered
plugged away
struggled on
plowed on
hit the ball
put one's back in it
put one's shoulder to the wheel
sweat
devoted
committed
dedicated
labored
US
concentrated
addressed
laboured
UK
toiled
addrest
endeavored
US
struggled
grinded
hustled
ground
directed
bended
bent
endeavoured
UK
strived
dug
used some elbow grease
made an effort
pegged away
devoted yourself
exerted oneself
sweated
hammered away
worked hard
spared no effort
pulled out all stops
applied
poured it on
tried hard
buckled to
committed oneself
buckled down
made effort
studied
studied hard
knuckled down
given
gave
striven
strove
got stuck in
gave old college try
given your all
shown dedication
done one's best
bore down
given old college try
applied to
gotten stuck in
did one's best
borne down
gave best shot
gave your all
given best shot
shown commitment
gave all one's got
showed commitment
given all one's got
showed dedication
kept going
stuck it out
hung in there
soldiered on
stayed the course
stuck at it
kept on
hung on
continued
pressed ahead
ground away
pressed on
carried on
ploughed on
followed through
stood fast
bashed on
stayed with something
kept it up
plodded on
hung tough
kept at
stuck with it
held on
stuck at
stuck with
gutted it out
hung in
stood firm
held out
endured
gone the distance
stayed with it
put up with it
went the distance
saw something through
saw it through
seen it through
seen something through
soldiered on with
stuck to your guns
gone on
stopped at nothing
kept going with
remained
toughed it out
went on
left no stone unturned
showed determination
shown determination
pursued
put up with
continued with
stuck out
pressed on with
saw through
grinned and bear it
pushed on
kept on with
persevered with
stood your ground
proceeded
pegged away at
maintained
continued to the end
carried on with
pressed ahead with
persisted with
plodded on through
soldiered
remained firm
brought to completion
got on
kept up
seen through
brought to a finish
insisted
stayed with
werepatient
was patient
been patient
cracked on
pluged away at
chugged
perseverated
refused to go away
stuck
kept on at
pegged
weathered
pursued your goal
held fast
obtained
gone on with
seen it through to the end
went on with
stayed
sticked
gotten on
plodded along
kept your hand in
smiled and nodded
saw it through to the end
gritted your teeth
drudged
sticked to it
finished
went for it
worked away
beavered away
kept driving
gone for it
carried through
carried on doggedly
plugged away at
persisted at
followed up
showed determination in
shown determination in
went ahead
gone ahead
applied yourself
gone all the way
went all the way
went the limit
gone the limit
went for broke
gone for broke
gone to the mat
went to the mat
took the rough with the smooth
taken the rough with the smooth
taken the bad with the good
taken it like a man
ridden out
took it like a man
rode out
took the bad with the good
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to exert oneself for a particular purpose
worked
wrought
toiled
drudged
hustled
labored
US
laboured
UK
slogged
ground
grinded
slaved
strove
strived
striven
drove
drave
driven
druv
knuckled down
moiled
pegged away
plugged away
strained
sweated
sweat
applied oneself
broke one's back
broken one's back
buckled down
carried on
acquited oneself
endeavored
US
endeavoured
UK
struggled
beavered away
exerted yourself
went all out
gone all out
went for broke
gone for broke
kept your head down
knocked oneself out
plodded along
pushed oneself
worked like a dog
banged away
bullocked
dug away
dug in
exerted oneself
ground out
hammered away
kept at it
killed oneself
made a great effort
pitched in
plodded away
put one's back into something
slaved away
slogged away
sweated blood
trudged
worked day and night
worked like a Trojan
worked one's socks off
worked your fingers to the bone
worked your guts out
travailed
plodded
grubbed
plowed
US
plugged
tugged
humped
grafted
skivvied
schlepped
mucked
persevered
ploughed
UK
worked hard
put yourself out
put one's back into it
hammered
pounded
dug
persisted
trailed
kept nose to grindstone
pegged
soldiered on
headed-down
kept going
pressed on
pushed
worked fingers to bone
leaned over backwards
exerted
ploughed through
spared no effort
tried hard
made an effort
pegged away at
pulled out all the stops
worked one's butt off
made every effort
moved heaven and earth
made effort
leant over backwards
busted chops
bore down
borne down
applied oneself to
given your all
did your damnedest
done your damnedest
went for the doctor
gone for the doctor
done your utmost
broke sweat
gave your all
given best shot
broken sweat
drove oneself
gave it your best shot
bent over backwards
did all one can
did your utmost
driven oneself
done one's best
given it your best shot
did one's best
gave best shot
done all one can
gave all one's got
given all one's got
ground away
busted a gut
made an all-out effort
ruptured yourself
gone for it
went for it
poured it on
dug deep
dug deeper
fought
put your back into
lumbered
gave it your all
given it your all
grubbed away
set out
staggered
tried
applied
dragged oneself
scrambled
worked oneself to the bone
broke your neck
broken your neck
jumped through hoops
attempted
done your best
did your best
sought
foughten
aspired
waded
aimed
overworked
overwrought
grappled
assayed
essayed
ventured
battled
purposed
put one's shoulder to the wheel
pushed yourself
left no stone unturned
had a crack at
set one's shoulder to the wheel
put in effort
pegged along
burned the candle at both ends
worked like a slave
put up a fight against
plugged along
used elbow grease
burnt the candle at both ends
sweated away
worked at
had a crack
worked hard to
fallen over backwards
fell over backwards
trawled
soldiered
suffered
undertaken
undertook
tended
tolled
endured
flogged a dead horse
worked like a horse
puttered
busted one's butt
worked one's tail off
campaigned
withstood
competed
contended
proceeded laboriously
stood up to
jockeyed
made a supreme effort
tried very hard
taken pains
had a go at
made a run at
proceeded with difficulty
taken on
busted one's balls
had a shot at
offered
took pains
tried one's hardest
worked very hard
tried for
had a swing at
worked away
strained every nerve
busted a nut
spat in the wind
scrabbled
toiled away at
stuck at
took on
pushed oneself to the limit
tackled
shot for
worked like a mule
overworked oneself
worked one's way
stuck with it
gave it all you've got
worked through
had a stab at
given it all you've got
had one's nose to grindstone
grafted away
gone to war
went to war
pluged away at
plugged away at
drove oneself to the limit
driven oneself to the limit
went for the jugular
done all you can
gave it a whirl
did all you can
given it a whirl
went the limit
gone the limit
gone for the jugular
got your head down
gotten your head down
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to work very hard, especially excessively so
burned the candle at both ends
burnt the candle at both ends
overworked
overwrought
overexerted
overstrained
overdid
overdone
slaved
did too much
done too much
strained yourself
overtaxed oneself
worked too hard
overburdened oneself
overloaded oneself
wore yourself out
worn yourself out
tired yourself out
killed oneself
burned the midnight oil
burnt the midnight oil
ran yourself into the ground
run yourself into the ground
drove oneself too hard
driven oneself too hard
overdid it
overdone it
exhausted yourself
bit off more than one can chew
bitten off more than one can chew
went to extremes
gone to extremes
went too far
gone too far
overdid things
overdone things
overextended oneself
spread oneself too thin
stayed on the treadmill
took on too much
taken on too much
Verb
▲
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intransitive
)
Past tense for to persist in or proceed with an activity or action
kept at
persisted
continued
persevered
endured
lasted
maintained
laboured
UK
toiled
remained
labored
US
ground
grinded
stayed
drudged
finished
slaved
sticked
stuck
plugged away
soldiered on
stuck at
carried on
persisted with
persevered with
ploughed on
carried on with
continued with
saw through
seen through
soldiered on with
kept going with
pressed on with
pegged away at
plowed on
pluged away at
plugged away at
kept on at
showed determination in
shown determination in
hammered away at
ploughed through
plowed through
slaved away at
stuck to
struggled on with
worked away at
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