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Перевод: grindstone
[существительное] точильный камень; точило; жернов
Тезаурус:
- He keeps his nose to the grindstone and thinks everyone else should.
- Within a few months of his resignation he was politically dead; and the repose lost its savour as soon as it was uninterrupted by forced returns to the grindstone.
- Now you put your shoulder to the wheel, your nose to the grindstone, your best foot forward and your back to the wall to see how many clichs you know and how they are to be interpreted or ignored.
- I can still remember the slapping of the leather belts against the pulleys and the almost firework display as sparks flew when steel was being shaped on a grindstone.
- He moved and acted, but the springs of his life and the driving force of his actions were not within himself his strength was being spent on the grindstone of alien work; he was not putting it to his own account.
- The primary bevels were ground back and feathered away on the grindstone, taking care not to overheat and destroy the temper.
- I've spent six weeks with my axe to the grindstone, rebuilding the car and these thieving toe-rags have come along and taken it."
- "I intend to keep your nose to the grindstone, Rob.
- Norbert Grindstone, the much-hyped karaoke kids who should stick to karaoke .
- He feels as much sympathy for these victims as he does for slaves who died centuries earlier turning some tyrant's grindstone.
- During the following days it became apparent to Merrill that not only did Luke mean to keep Rob's nose well and truly to the grindstone, but he didn't intend to take the pressure off her either - although, in fairness, she had to admit that Luke worked harder than both of them.
- Now is the time for the golfer from Welwyn Garden City to put his nose to the grindstone once more.
- Noses to the grindstone.
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