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
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Focus Idioms
- Apply yourself
- Be a bee in a bonnet
- 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 Languages
Spanish – enfocar
French – se concentrer
German – fokus
Italian – messa a fuoco
Swedish – fokus
Basque – fokua
Portugese – foco