breaking a sweat
Starting to perspire
Breaking a sweat means exerting oneself physically enough to perspire.
The phrase often appears in the negative to suggest something required no real effort: She finished the race without breaking a sweat.
It can extend beyond physical tasks to any challenge: He handled the crisis without breaking a sweat.
- perspiringExcreting bodily moisture
- hard workSustained strenuous effort
- physical exertionBodily labor or strain
- joggingSlow-paced locomotion exercise
- exerciseActivity for fitness
working out · thermoregulation · heart rate · electrolytes · hydration · running · weightlifting · aerobics · body temperature · metabolism · perseverance · grit · determination · cycling · spin class · swimming · dancing · hot yoga
breaking a sweatresting
In a state of stillness
relaxing · lounging · taking it easy · lying down · doing nothing
breaking a sweatkeeping cool
cool as a cucumber · unfazed · unruffled · keeping one's cool · unbothered
breaking a sweateffortless
Requiring no strain
without breaking a sweat · no sweat · coasting · breeze through · walk in the park
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