Synonym of go back to the salt mines

drudge slave toil work moil plod endeavour endeavor grind grub hump hustle labor labour plough plow plug slog strain strive struggle sweat travail tug bang away beaver away dig dig away graft hammer muck peg away perform pound schlepp skivvy plug away keep nose to grindstone keep your nose to the grindstone exert oneself sweat blood work like a Trojan work like a dog work hard slog away kill oneself knock oneself out keep at it drive grind away slave away push bend over backwards go for it make every effort bear down beaver go all out go for broke bullock work your fingers to the bone trudge work day and night plod away give it your all exert yourself knuckle down try hard persevere make an effort bust a gut give it your best shot break one's back keep your head down pull out all the stops fight scramble apply oneself grub away push oneself break your neck rupture yourself lumber make an all-out effort do all one can stagger lean over backwards hammer away do your best pour it on try battle buckle down drag oneself do your damnedest put yourself out dig deeper make a great effort do your utmost work oneself to the bone spare no effort fall over backwards put one's back into something dig deep attempt seek undertake peg aspire persist overwork aim grapple soldier on assay push yourself essay plough away apply venture carry on plough through work your guts out leave no stone unturned work one's butt off have a crack at sweat away plug along give something one's all peg along burn the candle at both ends work like a slave do one's best be at pains work one's nuts off take on suffer bang on putter grovel cultivate tend endure campaign withstand be servile overwork oneself trail work very hard acquit oneself graft away stand up to exert work fingers to bone go ham go hard toll purpose put up a fight against go to war pitch in work one's socks off dig in grind out plod along compete contend stick with it get your head down go for the doctor strain every nerve make a supreme effort push oneself to the limit try very hard go all out for drive oneself to the limit head-down jockey keep going press on offer shoot for tackle have a go at give it a whirl go the limit have a stab at try for scrabble do all you can jump through hoops go for the jugular old college try work hard to take pains have a crack peg away at apply oneself to stumble have a swing at try one's hardest make a run at put one's back into it have a shot at have one's nose to grindstone clump flounder bumble blunder footslog wade battle one's way clamber fight your way limp sputter plug away at make one's way with difficulty shinny proceed with difficulty work through work one's way toil away at move heaven and earth set out have a go have a shot have a stab give your all take it on oneself apply yourself concentrate drudge away get down to it show dedication be industrious show commitment be diligent study hard be assiduous buckle to devote yourself commit oneself make effort get stuck in give it a fly use some elbow grease drive oneself have a bash break sweat bust chops do one's darnedest give all one's got go hammer and tongs give best shot give it a burl take care take great pains vie trawl work at devote give something a whirl soldier commit give keep at belly up to the bar get your act together roll up one's sleeves shape up pull up one's socks persevere with toil away persist with work away dedicate give something one's best shot go all-out for address keep on trek empty the tank go the whole nine yards go all-out try my best bend direct kill oneself with take a stab at put to the test embark on take a whack at try out have at it make an attempt at keep on with chip away plough on with soldier on with study stick at work one's socks off on not cease front up lift a finger make an attempt chip away at go for have a whack make a pass at make a bid go after vie for drive for take a crack at tramp traipse do one's durnedest put in effort put effort plow away put effort into something proceed laboriously put in work trog yomp schlep pull out all stops give old college try put one's back in it put one's shoulder to the wheel hit the ball move with difficulty be attentive pay attention wheel give it all one has dive in roll roll along trundle rattle overstrain overextend overload overtask overdrive work too hard overtax oneself overdo it bite off more than you can chew wear oneself to a shadow overload oneself run yourself into the ground drive oneself too hard push oneself too hard overtax one's strength strain yourself overtire yourself overstrain yourself drive oneself into the ground work oneself into the ground work one's tail off wear yourself out overburden oneself burn out do too much work like a horse burn the midnight oil drive oneself too far practice presenteeism

go back to your old ways go backward go backwards go bad go badly go bag go back to the drawing board go back to the beginning go back to square one go back to go-backs gobacks