No Matter How You Say It: Focus

Word Origin

Focus originates directly from the Latin word focus, meaning “hearth” or “fireplace”. When introduced to English in the 1650s, it shifted from a literal home fire to a technical term for a “point of convergence”.


Sign Language


Focus Idioms

  • Apply yourself

  • Be a doer, not a talker

  • Be a hard worker

  • Be a stickler for detail

  • Be a true believer

  • Be all in

  • Be dedicated

  • Be industrious

  • Be like a battering ram

  • Be like a dog with a bone

  • Be like a marathon runner

  • Be perseverant

  • Be prepared to pay your dues

  • Be tenacious

  • Be willing to put in the sweat equity

  • Burn the midnight oil

  • Dig deep

  • Get down to business

  • Give it your best shot

  • Go the extra mile

  • Have tunnel vision

  • Leave no stone unturned

  • Practice makes perfect

  • Put your nose to the grindstone

  • Roll up your sleeves

  • The devil is in the details


In Other Words

  • Intensity

  • Hard Work

  • Industriousness

  • Tenacity

  • Concentration

  • Diligence


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