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sweat out

British  

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

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sweat out Idioms  

  1. 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

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There has been much discussion about possible health benefits of sweating - spas offer services promising to "sweat out toxins," using steam, heat, and infrared light.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Some founders break only to exercise at Barry’s boot camp or sweat out toxins at a bathhouse in the city, like Archimedes Banya, where they can chat about future funding rounds with peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

On the other hand, overtime would have given Dylan Hernández more time to sweat out his column topic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

But they had to sweat out the final seconds after Houston scored to make it 21-14, then was threatening to score again before the Sea Dragons made a potential game-saving interception with five seconds left.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

The heat of the racing headlights burnt his cheeks, it seemed, and jittered his eye-lids and flushed the sour sweat out all over his body.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

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