sweat blood
Work extremely hard
To sweat blood is to work extremely hard or suffer intense anxiety over something: I sweated blood to finish that proposal on time.
The phrase suggests effort so strenuous it approaches physical torment.
It often appears when someone wants credit for exceptional exertion: We sweated blood for this company.
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- grindCrush into particles
- slogLaborious persistent effort
strain · effort · push · persevere · work hard · endeavor · overwork · exhaust
Troubled mental state
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- agonizeSuffer mental distress
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
angst · tension · apprehension · unease · distress · panic · nervousness · trepidation
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- grindCrush into particles
slog · strain · effort · push · persevere · work hard · endeavor · overwork · exhaust · fatigue
worry
Troubled mental state
dread · angst · tension · apprehension · unease · distress · panic · nervousness · trepidation · fear
sweat bloodcoast
Land beside the ocean
breeze through · cruise · sail through · phone it in · go through the motions
sweat bloodhave it easy
Experience minimal difficulty
breeze · luck into · have it made · inherit
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