hold somebody's nose to the grindstone

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• plug away — verb 1. work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑peg away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger …   Useful english dictionary