has ones nose grindstone (verb) struggle: labor, work
Sinonime: bang up, beat up, bung up,
corrupt, cut up, damage,
defile, deprave,
desecrate,
harm, hose, ill-treat,
impair, maltreat,
mar,
mess up*, mishandle, mistreat,
misuse, molest,
oppress,
persecute, pollute, rough up, roughhouse, ruin, shake up, spoil,
taint,
total*, victimize,
violate, wax
Antonime: cherish,
defend,
help,
preserve,
protect,
respect