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Do you
get into a sweat about speaking English ? Don't
sweat it. Iwth some of these 'sweat' expressions, you'll find that speaking
English is no sweat.
1. A cold sweat
A state of nervousness or fear
when you start to sweat although you are not feeling hot.
I was bathed in cold sweat as
we crossed the raging river on a tree trunk.
2. Don't sweat the small stuff
Don't worry about unimportant
things.
There is no time to sweat the
small stuff when you face a crisis.
3. Sweat it out
To continue doing something until
it is finished.
We have to sweat the food fair
out in order to raise enough funds.
4. Sweat your guts out
To work very hard, especially
using physical effort.
They spent hours sweating
their guts out to build a bridge in their village.
5. Sweat something off
To lose weight by sweating a lot.
She sweats off a pound each
time she plays tennis.
6. The sweat of somebody's
brow
The hard work effort that someone
has made in their work.
Henry built up his cookie
business with the sweat of his brow.
7. Work up a sweat
To do physical exercise o hard
work that makes you sweat.
He worked up a sweat while
moving a lot of furniture.
8. Break out in a sweat
Start to sweat because you are
frightened.
One student broke out in a
sweat when he was caught copying during his examination.
9. Sweat something out of
somebody
To get information from someone
by asking questions in an intimidating way.
The police managed to sweat
the names of his accomplices out of the robber.
10. Sweated labor
Hard work done for very low
wages.
Many foreign workers are
engaged for sweated labor.
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