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See: BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW.

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by the sweat of one's brow

[by the sweat of one's brow] {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor-saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sweat out

[sweat out] {v.}, {informal} To wait anxiously; worry while waiting. * /Karl was sweating out the results of the college exams./ * /The search plane signaled that help was on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

no sweat

[no sweat] (1) {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Easily accomplished, uncomplicated. * /That job was no sweat./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

no sweat

[no sweat] (2) {adv.} Easily. * /We did it no sweat./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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