sweat out
Wait with dread
To sweat out something is to endure it anxiously while waiting for resolution: We sweated out the election results until 3 a.m.
The phrase suggests nervous anticipation—you're stuck waiting while tension builds.
You can also sweat out an illness or hangover, letting time and the body's processes do their work: He stayed in bed sweating out the fever.
Expect beforehand
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- worryTroubled mental state
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
- agonizeSuffer mental distress
lose sleep · pace · nail-biting · suspense · uncertainty · count the hours · clock-watching · sleepless
Persist longer than another
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- see throughDiscern despite disguise
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- surviveContinue to exist
hold on · hang in there · persevere · withstand · push through · sit tight · power through · soldier on
anticipate
Expect beforehand
agonize · lose sleep · pace · nail-biting · suspense · uncertainty · count the hours · clock-watching · sleepless · on tenterhooks
outlast
Persist longer than another
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
- see throughDiscern despite disguise
- bearLarge furry omnivore
survive · hold on · hang in there · persevere · withstand · push through · sit tight · power through · soldier on
detox
Substance removal process
steam room · hot yoga · exercise · illness · purge · cleanse · dehydration · release · purify · run off
sweat outbreeze through
Accomplish with effortless ease
sail through · take it easy · relax · stay calm · keep cool
sweat outgive up on
abandon · quit · walk away from · throw in the towel · opt out
sweat outsail through
Accomplish with ease
breeze through · have it easy · skate by · walk in the park · piece of cake
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