Might mean (unverified): Working hard with intense focus.
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  1. nose to the grindstone: Wiktionary
  2. nose to the grindstone: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (nose to the grindstone)

noun:  (idiomatic, obsolete) Used to form idioms meaning "to force someone to work hard or to focus intensely upon their work".
noun:  (idiomatic) Used to form idioms meaning "to force oneself to work hard or to focus intensely upon one's work".
adverb:  (idiomatic) Hard at work.

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