keep your nose to the grindstone

勤奮工作;專注于工作或任務
口語·鼓勵努力工作
英文釋義 to work hard and diligently; to stay focused on tasks and not be easily distracted
例句
If you want to finish the project on time, you'd better keep your nose to the grindstone.
典故來源 源自19世紀磨刀工形象,鼻子貼近磨刀石表示專注工作,后比喻勤奮不懈。

?? 習語詞匯解析

習語中的關鍵英語詞匯

keep [kip]
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止; vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康; n. 保持,保養;供養,撫養;生活,生計;飼料;牧草;
nose [noz]
n. 鼻子;嗅覺;芳香,香氣;突出的部分; vt. 嗅出,聞出;用鼻子觸;用鼻子品評(酒)等;探出; vi. 小心探索著前進;探問;
grindstone [['graindst?un]]
n. 磨石, 砂輪, 石磨\\n[機] 磨石

?? 同首字母習語

keep your eyes peeled
保持警惕,密切關注
kill the fatted calf
盛情款待某人,尤指歡迎熱烈地迎接某人的到來
kick up a fuss
大驚小怪;大驚小怪;大驚小怪
keep your cool
保持冷靜,不受困擾,保持鎮定,不失態
kith and kin
親戚朋友;家人和親友
know which way the wind is blowing
理解當前形勢或態勢并做出相應的反應
knock out
使某人或某物筋疲力盡、完全擊敗或昏迷
kick bucket
去世
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