sweat out

verb

1. to cure or lessen the effects of (a cold, respiratory infection, etc) by sweating

2. informal,  to endure (hardships) for a time (often in the phrase sweat it out )

3. informal,  to work extremely hard

Idioms and Phrases

Endure or await something anxiously, as in He sweated out that last final exam, or I don't know if I made the team—I'm still sweating it out. This idiom, often expanded to sweat it out, was first recorded in 1876.

Example Sentences

We want every summer to be significant, to be the time we sweat out the rest of the year’s uncertainty and experience so much life that we can take it with us when the season’s over.

From Salon

You’ll understand preaching efficiency is a smokescreen for squeezing more blood and sweat out of working people.

From Salon

Crawford grand slam — the Mariners returned to form Sunday to sweat out another low-scoring slog.

From Seattle Times

The girls tumbled into Dr. Bearden's Channellors Chamber covered in sweat, out of breath, and embarrassed.

From Literature

His ancestors first applied it to “sweat” out the pine’s lucrative sap distilled into turpentine or exported as sealants.

From Seattle Times

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