| She kept her nose to the grindstone, her feet on the ground and her hands to herself. |
| His master, Monsieur Vanderdendur, cut off his hand when his finger got caught in the grindstone in a sugar mill. |
| We also took turns at turning the crank of the grindstone when scythes needed to be sharpened. |
| Determined to become a chiropractor from a very early age, she kept her nose to the grindstone all through high school and college. |
| I found him at the grindstone, turning it with one hand as he held a butchery knife to it with the other. |
| But at York Crown Court, Judge John Swanson kept his nose so hard to the grindstone, the court staff had to work in relays to keep up with him. |
